# Trump's Impossible Alliance | This Is America

https://mins.news/en/video/34865

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-27 20:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K313YV2lmmw

> Donald Trump has cultivated close personal relationships with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but their Middle East agendas are increasingly colliding over Syria, the F-35 sale and Iran. This Is America examines whether Trump can keep the hostile allies aligned—and what may follow if he cannot.

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