The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has drawn global attention to Iran’s role as a powerful ally of the Palestinian group. If Iran were to intervene directly, it would present a major challenge to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Securing these acquisitions will help ensure that the Turkish Air Force doesn’t risk becoming obsolescent, as its Iranian counterpart did long ago.

Netanyahu floats reviving normalisation with the kingdom but Riyadh views state as an increasingly destabilising force