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href="/originals/2024/11/turkey-scales-back-23-billion-f-16-deal-us" > Turkey scales back $23 billion F-16 deal with US </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/turkey-scales-back-23-billion-f-16-deal-us" > Turkey scrapped plans to acquire F-16 modernization kits for domestic industry to take over, the Turkish defense minister said. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/turkey" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#turkey"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Turkey</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/us-military-monitor-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-alongside-un-france" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" 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class="country--name">Lebanon</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/iran-europe-gamble-fresh-talks-geneva-resolve-nuclear-deal-deadlock" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1181344604%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=XcbQJAvJ" width="870" height="489" alt="A picture taken on Nov. 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/iran-europe-gamble-fresh-talks-geneva-resolve-nuclear-deal-deadlock" > Iran, Europe gamble on fresh talks in Geneva to resolve nuclear deal deadlock </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/iran-europe-gamble-fresh-talks-geneva-resolve-nuclear-deal-deadlock" > The upcoming negotiations in Geneva follow a two-year hiatus in Iran's nuclear diplomacy, reviving cautious optimism regarding potential economic relief while also highlighting the pressure Tehran is facing in the wake of Donald Trump's new tenure. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/iran" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#iran"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Iran</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--interview card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/syrian-kurd-fm-ilham-ahmed-says-pkk-leader-ocalans-words-vital-importance" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1074542602.jpg?h=ea8029dc&itok=WbzA_N4w" width="870" height="489" alt="One of the two top political leaders of the Syrian Kurdish alliance and co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council Ilham Ahmed attends a press conference, in Paris, on Dec. 21, 2018." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--interview u-text-color--interview"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Interview </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/syrian-kurd-fm-ilham-ahmed-says-pkk-leader-ocalans-words-vital-importance" > Syrian Kurd FM Ilham Ahmed says PKK leader Ocalan's words of 'vital importance' </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/syrian-kurd-fm-ilham-ahmed-says-pkk-leader-ocalans-words-vital-importance" > Ilham Ahmed, the de facto foreign minister of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, spoke to Al-Monitor about the latest developments in the region, including Turkey's new initiative to end its conflict with the outlawed PKK. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-11/ilham-ahmed-copy-aspect-ratio-600-685.png?h=a1306dc7&itok=dRjNc61U" alt="Ilham Ahmed" /> </picture> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline"></span> <span class="subtitle--l">Ilham Ahmed</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">Co-President of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria</div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/turkey-detains-more-230-pressure-opposition-ramps" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2186035849.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=OY88nCcH" width="870" height="489" alt="KEMAL ASLAN/AFP via Getty Images" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/turkey-detains-more-230-pressure-opposition-ramps" > Turkey detains more than 230 as pressure on opposition ramps up </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/turkey-detains-more-230-pressure-opposition-ramps" > The detentions include pro-Kurdish politicians, rights activists and journalists. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/turkey" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#turkey"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Turkey</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/sudan-clears-path-17500-tons-food-aid-war-rages" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1233416024.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=h6wPZFb-" width="870" height="489" alt="SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/sudan-clears-path-17500-tons-food-aid-war-rages" > Sudan clears path for 17,500 tons of food aid as war rages </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/sudan-clears-path-17500-tons-food-aid-war-rages" > Some of the aid has reached the Zamzam camp in Darfur, where famine has been confirmed, while the opening of a key border crossing was extended earlier this month. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/sudan" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#sudan"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Sudan</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/israel-security-cabinet-approves-ceasefire-deal-hezbollah-end-lebanon-war" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2173117664%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=WTGDMgcv" width="870" height="489" alt="Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Marjayoun, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on Sept. 23, 2024. " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/israel-security-cabinet-approves-ceasefire-deal-hezbollah-end-lebanon-war" > Israel security cabinet approves ceasefire deal with Hezbollah to end Lebanon war </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/israel-security-cabinet-approves-ceasefire-deal-hezbollah-end-lebanon-war" > Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet approved the US-mediated deal with Hezbollah for stopping the conflict in Lebanon. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/israel" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#israel"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Israel</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/iran-promises-response-beyond-imagination-israeli-strikes-even-deal-looms" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2182628584.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=j017Tx5p" width="870" height="489" alt="Majid Saeedi/Getty Images" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/iran-promises-response-beyond-imagination-israeli-strikes-even-deal-looms" > Iran promises response 'beyond imagination' to Israeli strikes even as deal looms </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/iran-promises-response-beyond-imagination-israeli-strikes-even-deal-looms" > A month after Israel's Oct. 26 strikes on Iran, Iranian officials are ramping up discussions of a response to the attack. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/iran" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#iran"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Iran</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/cautious-optimism-lebanon-israel-inches-toward-cease-fire-deal" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2186324614.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=g8w_LQVY" width="870" height="489" alt="Smoke billows above Beirut's southern suburbs following an Israeli airstrike on Nov. 26, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/cautious-optimism-lebanon-israel-inches-toward-cease-fire-deal" > Cautious optimism in Lebanon as Israel inches toward cease-fire deal </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/cautious-optimism-lebanon-israel-inches-toward-cease-fire-deal" > Lebanon is awaiting Israel鈥檚 decision on a US-brokered cease-fire deal even as Israeli strikes continue across the country. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/lebanon" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#lebanon"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Lebanon</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/netanyahu-gets-partial-delay-testimony-cease-fire-decision-expected-hours" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1259035550.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=s7nBFla-" width="870" height="489" alt="Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the District Court to follow Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan by video conference from Brighton, testifying at a trial involving Netanyahu, Jerusalem, June 25, 2023." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/netanyahu-gets-partial-delay-testimony-cease-fire-decision-expected-hours" > Netanyahu gets partial delay for testimony; cease-fire decision expected in hours </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/netanyahu-gets-partial-delay-testimony-cease-fire-decision-expected-hours" > As the Jerusalem District Court decided to delay Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial by one week only, reports say a deal with Lebanon is imminent. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/israel" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#israel"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Israel</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/iran-and-azerbaijan-hold-joint-military-drills-sign-easing-tensions" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2147969860%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=ucVOUTt5" width="870" height="489" alt="Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps special forces fire a short-range missile during a military drill in the Gulf of Oman near Iranian southern port town of Bandar-e-Jask on Tuesday, April 4, 2006. 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