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Erdogan tours the Gulf and says Turkey will buy Eurofighter jets from Qatar and Oman
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Erdogan tours the Gulf and says Turkey will buy Eurofighter jets from Qatar and Oman

28 October 2025
Turkey is negotiating with Qatar and Oman to acquire used Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets as part of its effort to bolster its air force capabilities. Following a three-day tour of Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman last week in which he oversaw the signing of several agreements, including in the defense sector, President  Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey aims to purchase dozens of Eurofighters and other advanced jets as a stopgap measure to strengthen its fleet until its domestically developed fifth-generation KAAN fighter jet becomes operational.
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Monday Commentary: Coronavirus at the gate!
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Monday Commentary: Coronavirus at the gate!

24 February 2020
With Coronavirus spreading fast in Iran, in the South Caucasus there is a need for efficient, transparent and professional action on the part of governments, and a calm and co-operative response from their citizens, argues Dennis Sammut in this week's commentary.
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EU foreign policy chief to visit Iran Monday
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EU foreign policy chief to visit Iran Monday

2 February 2020
Following in the footsteps of his two predecessors, Catherine Ashton and Federica Morgherni, Borrell is engaging personally and fully with the "Iran nuclear file", and the visit is seen as an attempt by the EU to save the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
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Iran ups the stakes in nuclear stand-off
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Iran ups the stakes in nuclear stand-off

6 November 2019
Iran's president announced on Tuesday (5 November) that Tehran will begin injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges, the latest step away from its nuclear deal with world powers since President Donald Trump withdrew from the accord over a year ago.
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