Is this a space, as you see it, for Congress to really step up right now?

Yeah, I think at a minimum, I think Congress needs to, to pass things like the EastMed Gateway Act.

And, and again, to, to Sinan's point, this is an inclusive type of arrangement where, you know, they're encouraging partners to work together on energy security, on the build-out of energy alternatives to something that the whole world is now witnessing as, as a flashpoint, which is the Strait of Hormuz.

And so developing those alternatives is something that's in everybody's interests.

It's in Saudi Arabia's interest, it's in India's interest, it's in Israel's interest, it's in Greece's interest, and, and Europe's interest as well.

We just passed a major piece of legislation sanctioning Russia for their energy flows.

Those energy flows go to Europe largely, and go to Turkey as well.

How do you see this playing out over the next months, and even with the new Congress that's gonna be coming in after the midterms?

What's going on here?

Well, there's still a lot of information we need to gather on this.

I think the specifics of what third-party country may take the S-400 system matters quite a bit.

And the fate of whether Russia would allow Turkey to make this transfer is still up in the air a bit.

Some indications from Russia today say that Turkey will honor the contracts that it currently has with Russia.

Now, whether that is just paying for the rest of the system, as it's a very expensive system, the S-400 is between the... billion and $1.25 billion.

So it's still a little unclear if Turkey has fully paid that off.

Should this deal or sale actually take place? Would it clear a major obstacle in Turkey's ultimate quest for the F-35s then in the United States?