Ankara

Lebanon topped the agenda when Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara met Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, per Lebanese newspaper Nidaa al-Watan, citing a diplomatic source.

The two agreed to move against the supply routes Hezbollah still uses through Syria and Turkey. Measures "will soon become clear" and include tighter coordination between the Syrian and Lebanese armies along their shared border.

Germany's Chancellor Merz:

On the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Ankara, we agreed with the American government that U.S. Tomahawk missiles will be purchased by us and stationed in Germany.

We are closing an important strategic gap in our defense while simultaneously working to develop our own European systems and deploy them in Europe.

President Trump landed back in D.C a few hours ago from the NATO summit in Ankara.

At the Ankara Summit, Erdogan gifted NATO leaders personalized revolvers loaded with live ammo. Starmer couldn't take his home, it would be illegal in the UK.

- Financial Times

Turkish President Erdogan at NATO Summit in Ankara:

As Turkey, we are one of the rare allies that produces its own fighter jet, its own tank, its own ships, and develops its own air defense systems.

In unmanned aerial vehicles, naval vessels, warships, we rank among the top in the world.

REPORTER: “There's speculation that you're leaving Ankara not in the new Air Force One because of security concerns involving Iran. You've spoken today twice about them possibly assassinating you.”

TRUMP: “I'm number one on the kill list for Iran”

Over $50 billion in fresh procurement was announced by NATO allies meeting in Ankara.

NATO leaders gather for a family photo as the Ankara summit begins.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in Ankara for the NATO summit and is set to meet with Trump.

Macron out for a morning jog in Ankara, in Turkey for the NATO summit.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Ankara Summit:
I expect our allies today to reconfirm, in the strongest possible terms, that Iran must never get its hands on a nuclear capability. This remains a fundamental red line for the entire Alliance.

President Trump receives a mounted escort on arrival at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey.

WATCH: Erdogan greets President Trump beside Air Force One in Ankara.

The Kremlin on the NATO summit in Ankara: "We will follow developments closely. Some confrontational statements were made regarding Russia ahead of the summit."

NOW: Air Force One has landed in Ankara as the NATO summit gets underway.

NATO's Rutte in Ankara:

"Show Russia, and all those watching today, that the transatlantic defense industrial base is mobilizing with purpose. Not in anger, but for our collective security."

US Undersecretary of Defense in Ankara: We leave open the opportunity of PAC-3 missile production beyond the US borders.

NATO Secretary General Rutte in Ankara:

We will launch a counter-drone marketplace.

The aim is to help procure counter-drone capabilities at scale and speed.

NATO Secretary General Rutte in Ankara:

Today, we are launching the NATO Drone Edge Initiative. Through this initiative, allies are investing over 40 billion dollars in counter-drone capabilities over the next five years.

Allies are also committing to train five times as many drone operators in their armed forces by the end of 2027.

Zelensky in Ankara for NATO summit.

Trump on leaving for the NATO summit in Ankara: "I'm going because of Erdoğan."

He called the Turkish leader "a friend" and "a respected leader." Summit opens Tuesday.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Khan Fidan: The most difficult part of the NATO summit in Ankara was to convince Trump to come - and once he announced that he would come, then we achieved the most difficult goal.

NATO's Rutte in Ankara:

You could argue that Trump is the third POTUS since Eisenhower who has been able to bring about a situation where the Europeans and the Canadians spend the same as the Americans.

NATO's Rutte in Ankara:

We will announce tens of billions of dollars in new contracts at the Defence Industry Forum on Tuesday.