President Donald Trump responded to Turkish President Erdoğan's earlier statement today, telling reporters: 'Erdoğan is a good friend of mine. We worked well together, I like him very much. He is a leader and a strong man. Nothing will happen with Turkey, at least not while I am president,' according to Moriah Asraf & Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio).
President Donald Trump directly responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's remarks made earlier today, downplaying any prospect of conflict between the U.S. ally Israel and Turkey under his administration. Trump's comments were reported by Army Radio and come amid heightened regional tensions following U.S. strikes on Iranian air defense systems and the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter off Oman. As The Zioneer reported earlier today (June 10), Trump said he does not foresee a conflict between Israel and Turkey under his presidency, framing the relationship as personal and cordial.
5 developments
- ConfirmedTrump says Netanyahu will do what he tells him, claims Israel won't return to war with Iran
- ConfirmedTrump: Iran played 'very stupid' US presidents; deflects Turkey-Israel conflict question
- StrongTrump says Israel not involved in strikes on Iran
- DevelopingTrump says he would call Erdoğan if he heard anti-Semitic remarks, calls him a 'friend'
Source and signal
- Internal intake