U.S. President Donald Trump said he will make a “major announcement” on Syria on Thursday, though he did not disclose details.
Responding to a reporter’s question at the White House, Trump explained: “I lifted the sanctions to give them some breathing space because those sanctions were very tough, but I believe we will have a major announcement today.”
The comments come ahead of Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, where the two leaders are expected to discuss sanctions on Türkiye’s defence industry. The measures were imposed after Ankara purchased Russian S-400 missile systems in 2019, which Washington considered incompatible with NATO equipment.
Trump hinted that sanctions could soon be lifted if the talks prove successful. He praised Türkiye’s increased defence spending within NATO, saying: “They’re paying now 5% of GDP. Nobody thought that was possible … The relationship is very good. The NATO countries, I mean, with us, is the strongest it’s ever been.”
Erdoğan, who hopes for a reset in ties with Washington, is banking on his personal rapport with Trump and the U.S. president’s softer approach toward Moscow. This marks a sharp departure from former president Joe Biden’s policy of keeping Ankara at a distance over its ties to Russia. Both sides also share new common ground in Syria, where they now support the central government after years of disagreements.
Still, unresolved disputes remain. Ankara has condemned Israeli strikes in Gaza as “genocide,” a position opposed by Washington, raising uncertainty about how far cooperation can extend. Meanwhile, critics in both countries warn that Trump and Erdoğan’s increasingly personalised and transactional style of diplomacy risks overshadowing long-term strategic concerns.
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President Donald Trump said the United States will target Iran’s heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain site “pretty soon” as he meets with Lebanese president Michel Aoun. Meanwhile, U.S. forces carried out a 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran while Tehran continues to target Gulf countries.
Overnight U.S. strikes caused blackouts in southwestern Iran and hit the northwestern city of Tabriz for the first time. Separately, a U.S. soldier died in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian drone.
The United States has bombed Iran for an 11th consecutive night as the Pentagon says the war’s cost reach $37.5 billion. President Donald Trump threatens a heavy strike on the suspected Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site. Tehran warns that any attack could trigger a wider regional escalation.
Daniel Siad, a modelling scout whose name appeared in documents linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home near Paris, French prosecutors said. He was 69.
Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, Mykhailo Drapatyi, takes charge at a pivotal stage of the war with Russia, facing mounting challenges including troop shortages, battlefield reform and the rapid evolution of drone warfare.
ASEAN foreign ministers opened the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on 21 July, launching four days of talks that run until 24 July. The agenda includes South China Sea tensions, Myanmar’s conflict and growing U.S.-China rivalry.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand has renewed calls for an immediate de-escalation and permanent ceasefire in the Middle East while she warned that the humanitarian situation had become "quite grave". Anand also raised concern over tensions in the South China Sea.
Pakistan has asked the U.S. for a $10 billion exchange stabilisation facility, according to a source briefed on the matter. If approved, the funding would bolster the country's foreign exchange reserves and provide a major boost to its cash-strapped economy.
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