U.S. will no longer sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, President Trump calls it unfair

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 9:03 AM PT – Wednesday, July 17, 2019

The Trump administration will no longer sell the F-35 fighter jet to Turkey now that it has begun receiving shipments of an advanced missile defense system from Russia. During his nomination hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary nominee Mark Esper described Turkey’s

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Trump administration to reimpose original sanctions on Iran

The Trump administration is ramping-up pressure on Iran by reimposing sanctions previously lifted under former President Obama as part of the Iran nuclear deal.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the sanctions Friday, saying they target Tehran’s energy, shipbuilding, shipping and banking sectors.

They also said countries which continue to do business with Iranian entities

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New Sanctions Placed On Oppressive Latin American Govts

The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Ambassador John Bolton, delivered remarks at the National Historic Landmark Miami Freedom Tower Nov. 1, 2018. Bolton spoke about the Trump Administration’s policies in Latin America. (Emily Michot/Miami Herald via AP)

The Trump administration levels new sanctions against three Latin

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Trump Administration Pulls Funding For Flawed U.N. Relief and Works (UNRWA)

Mahmoud AbbasWASHINGTON – The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organization was “irredeemably flawed.

Washington has long been the U.N. Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) largest donor but is “no longer willing to shoulder the very disproportionate share of the burden,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.

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Trump Saves Taxpayers $230M Annually By Not Funding Syrian Efforts

President Donald Trump whispers with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

President Trump is saving U.S. taxpayers another $230 million dollars a year by pulling funding for ongoing programs in Syria. The president made the announcement Friday, informing Congress he was ending the stabilization efforts currently

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