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Hegseth cancels meeting with Netanyahu over possible sale of F-35s to Turkey, source tells Reuters
Hegseth was expected to discuss Iran and Turkey’s F-35 bid with Israeli leaders, but the reason for the cancellation was not immediately clear.
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth canceled his planned visit to Israel on Wednesday following recent Iranian missile strikes, a source confirmed to Al-Monitor.
- Retaliatory strikes by U.S. Central Command hit 85 Iranian military sites, including radar and anti-ship capabilities, after Iranian missiles targeted Bahrain and Kuwait earlier Wednesday.
- Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz were intended to address the potential F-35 sale to Turkey.
- In a recent CNN interview, Netanyahu warned that the F-35 sale "would destroy the power balance in the Middle East" because Turkey has aggressive aspirations.
- Legal hurdles remain for the F-35 program despite President Donald Trump's signaled willingness to lift 2019 sanctions on Turkey following its purchase of the Russian S-400 system.
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(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Amid renewed armed conflict between the U.S. and Iran, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth abruptly canceled his visit to Israel.
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The US Secretary of Defense was scheduled to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu, but the topics on the agenda of the talks were not yet known.
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
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- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 27%
C 27%
R 46%
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