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Defence Industries Secretariat head Haluk Görgün has stated that stronger defence cooperation between Türkiye and Romania will enhance joint capabilities and contribute to NATO collective security. He cited the delivery of the CAm. Roman corvette to the Romanian Navy as a reflection of growing strategic ties.Türkiye's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Friday to attend funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying Ankara "deeply shares the pain" of the Iranian people and pledging to support regional stability efforts.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the Islamabad MoU takes immediate effect, with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting its naval blockade ahead of Friday's official signing ceremony in Switzerland.Fidan told the prestigious MGIMO university — which counts Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov among its alumni — that the honor recognized the deep bond between Türkiye and Russia, calling diplomacy the only effective tool for resolving regional disputes amid shifting global power dynamics and warning against strategic miscalculation during the transition to a multipolar order.Türkiye's national team is focused on securing a crucial victory against Paraguay in its second Group D match as it seeks to recover from an opening defeat to Australia. Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır said "the first match was not a final" and the team still has six points to play for.

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Trump says NATO ‘came a long way’ at Ankara summit

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Trump says NATO ‘came a long way’ at Ankara summit

US President Donald Trump holds a press conference at the Presidential Complex as part of the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 8, 2026.

President Donald Trump declared that NATO “came a long way” at the Ankara summit, adding that the alliance “made some concessions.” He also said the US made “a lot of good trade deals” with Türkiye, calling it “a very good partner.”

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that NATO had "come a long way today," referring to the alliance's summit that had just concluded in the Turkish capital Ankara, adding “they made some concessions.” Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he had “a very good” NATO summit. “So we had a very good day, two days, and a lot of things were determined,” he said, adding that “NATO was pretty much pretty amazing, actually. There was something very good about it.”

Unity and Spain

Trump said the meeting in Ankara “today settled a lot of things. It was a very, very good meeting, and people understand that the United States is, we've been treated very unfairly.” He said that despite issues, “Spain came back all the way today. Spain was very generous today. You know, I told them I'm going to stop trading. They honoured the request for lots of payments.” “They were very bad, they behaved very badly, in my opinion. But there was great unity in that room today,” he added.

Trade with Türkiye

Trump also said the US made “a lot of good trade deals” with Türkiye, adding that “they've been a very good partner.” The Ankara summit, the second NATO leaders’ meeting hosted by Türkiye after the 2004 Istanbul summit, adopted a declaration reaffirming collective defence, announced over $50 billion in new defence procurements, and pledged €70 billion in military support for Ukraine in 2026. The summit took place amid heightened tensions with Iran, with Trump declaring the US-Iran ceasefire “over” and ordering fresh strikes on Iranian targets.

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