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Trump's current foreign policy in the Middle East is problematic because he is indulging some of his most unpleasant "friends": the president of Turkey, the emir of Qatar, and the president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa...
US President Donald Trump has achieved major domestic economic gains, including drastically reducing the number of illegal immigrants entering the United States and lowering energy costs and the inflation rate.
In 2021, under Joe Biden, inflation was 7.003%, while in 2025, under Trump, the rate was 2.68%. With other factors at play, the cost of living has increased and tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have impacted consumer prices. However, there has been a significant decline in recent weeks for products including milk, eggs, cheese and gasoline.
The relative success of Trump’s domestic policies, despite his current foreign “friends,” is troubling. During his previous term in office, he scored major triumphs, such as the 2020 Abraham Accords that normalized relations between Israel and four Arab-Muslim states, including Bahrain, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and partially with Sudan. He also moved the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May 2018, a promise made by previous administrations but never fulfilled.
Trump's current foreign policy in the Middle East is problematic because he is indulging some of his most unpleasant "friends": the president of Turkey, the emir of Qatar, and the president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa.
On several occasions, Trump has called Erdogan a “close friend” or “good friend,” saying they have a “great relationship.” The U.S. president has emphasized their strong ties and mutual respect even during periods of significant U.S.-Turkish political disagreements, such as over Turkey’s purchase of Russian missiles and actions in Syria, including the massacre of Kurdish civilians in northeastern Syria by the Turkish military and its proxy forces. The tensions in their relationship have not stopped Trump from praising Erdogan’s leadership and seeing him as a key regional partner.
However, the truth is getting darker. Erdogan is both a dictator and a leading anti-Semite, his strong ideological leanings posing a threat to Israel and the West.
His megalomaniacal ambitions to expand Turkey’s influence in the hope of dominating the areas once ruled by the Ottoman Empire and beyond are a dangerous scenario for Israel and the West. Turkey’s expanding relationship with Russia, its actions in Syria, and its aggressive foreign policy are seen as a challenge to Western interests and have created friction with NATO members, some of whom view Turkey as pursuing an independent and multipolar agenda.
Moreover, its growing trade with Iran, a key Western adversary, signals a departure from traditional Western alliances. As of January 2026, Ankara is reportedly in talks with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to form an Islamic NATO pact. Critics warn that this “Islamic NATO” could undermine non-proliferation efforts by bringing Turkey closer to Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities.
Turkey has established a dominant military presence in Syria, supporting al-Sharaa and directing it against Israel and the Kurds.
Trump has refrained from supporting America's Kurdish allies in Syria, who are being subjugated by Erdogan, whose jihadist forces, al-Sharaa's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), are now integrated into the Syrian army and the Syrian National Army (SNA), both instruments of Erdogan's terror.
Turkey's actions have further deviated from NATO's goals of counterterrorism (impeding missions against ISIS) and promoting democracy. Its "double game" of balancing NATO membership with Russian military purchases and BRICS interests is making a mockery of the alliance's founding principles. The Muslim Brotherhood's ideology within Turkey has been described by analysts as a "systematic and long-term infiltration" of Western societies, both culturally and educationally.
Last week, Trump unveiled a Gaza Executive Board to oversee the post-war management of the Gaza Strip, which includes representatives from Turkey and Qatar, choices that Israel bitterly opposes. Those two nations are fully committed to ensuring that the Hamas terror group remains in control of Gaza, which contradicts Trump’s stated commitment to disarm and end Hamas’ hegemony in the Strip.
The US president recently learned a lesson about his “friends” Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey when they lobbied Washington against attacking Iran and told Tehran that their territories would not be used as launching pads against the ayatollahs. The question that arises is: Why hasn’t Trump learned, by now, that when things are closed, Israel is the only ally America can rely on in the region?
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