🇺🇸🇹🇷 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, 16 Tir, in a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that “the time has come to lift the sanctions imposed on Ankara.” During the meeting, Trump said, “We don’t want to sanction our friends,” adding that the U.S. government is working with Marco Rubio, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to advance the process of lifting these sanctions. He also emphasized the importance of ties between Washington and Ankara, saying the two countries can further expand their cooperation in various areas. The lifting of these sanctions could pave the way for the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. 🔴 News