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Donald Trump’s decision to declare the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding “over” from Ankara, coupled with renewed military strikes on Iran, signals not merely a rhetorical escalation but a potentially dangerous shift with profound implications for Middle Eastern stability and global peace.

The NATO summit in Ankara was designed to project unity. Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to Article 5, pledged €70 billion in military aid to Ukraine through 2027, and announced new defence-industrial initiatives.

Donald Trump has just offered Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a stealth fighter jet that Israel doesn’t want him to have, Congress hasn’t cleared him to sell, and Gulf capitals are already using it as leverage against Washington itself.