The president, who is headed to a NATO summit in Ankara this week, had imposed the ban himself amid concerns that giving Turkey the jets could allow Russia to learn about their stealth technology.

The alliance is facing an overt external threat from Russia’s dictator and an internal threat from its principal founding member, the United States.

Members from both parties warned lifting penalties would reward Erdoğan's destabilizing actions, while senators at NATO summit said Turkey could rejoin F-35 program if concerns over Russian S-400 syst

As President Trump cools on the alliance, its members see Turkey’s large military and vibrant defense sector as assets.

Trump says he's attending the NATO summit in Ankara because of Erdoğan, signaling closer U.S.-Turkey defense cooperation amid unresolved S-400 tensions.

Trump said he would lift sanctions on Turkey, which would could allow Ankara to buy F-35 jets.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN’s Dana Bash that despite President Donald Trump’s friendship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his newfound willingness to sell them advanced F-35 fighter jets,

U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at his NATO partners at a summit in Turkey on Wednesday, saying he was unhappy with the alliance for pushing back against his efforts to take control of Greenland and for not supporting his war in Iran.