# How Trump turned Saudi Arabia and Turkey from enemies to allies | Fareed’s Take

https://mins.news/en/video/25526

- CNN, 2026-08-18 21:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6qIYufgvg8

> Fareed examines how longtime rivals Turkey and Saudi Arabia came together to sign a NATO-style mutual defense treaty. He also looks at Iran’s efforts to retaliate after multiple targeted killings by Israel and the United States on Iranian soil, with foreign-policy expert David Sanger discussing Tehran’s response.

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