The NATO leaders' summit in Ankara will give Recep Tayyip Erdogan a platform to showcase his security and diplomatic achievements, as well as his ambition to position Turkey as a regional and international power. From the defense industry to influence from Africa to the Caucasus: These are the Turkish president's goals.
Trump staged the spectacle, Erdogan claimed the stage, but Europe’s real move was building a security order Turkey cannot veto and America cannot monopolize.
The US president launches extraordinary attack on Tehran, saying "We hit them tonight 20 times harder than ever before. They’re sick people."
UN Watch says the UN cultural and education agency identified Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists as journalists, even after the organizations acknowledged that they had been members in their military wings. UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer, in a sharply worded letter to UNESCO Director-General Khaled el-Anany: “You have become a conduit for Hamas propaganda. Open an independent investigation.”
Reports in Iran said explosions were heard during several strikes overnight in various areas of the country's south. US Central Command said it had struck more than 80 targets in response to Iranian attacks on commercial ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claimed it had attacked 85 US targets in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to "violations of the memorandum of understanding."
