U.S. President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Thursday as he welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Oval Office, joking that his guest “knows more than anyone about rigged elections.”
Recep Tayyip Erdogan © Mena Today
U.S. President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Thursday as he welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Oval Office, joking that his guest “knows more than anyone about rigged elections.”
Calling Erdogan “a tough man with strong ideas,” Trump added, “Usually I don’t like people with strong ideas, but I always appreciate this one.”
Erdogan has ruled Turkey since 2014, during a period marked by widespread crackdowns on opposition figures, including the March arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and presidential rival Ekrem Imamoglu.
By Sylvia Hukuret
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued what it apparently considers a fearsome ultimatum: condemn American-Israeli strikes on Iranian universities by noon Monday, or US university campuses across the Middle East will face "retaliation."
Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, with police citing security concerns linked to the Iran war.
Pakistan hosted talks with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of its efforts to broker an end to the Iran war, with initial discussions focused on proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, sources familiar with the matter said.
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