F-35 TRANSFER TO TURKEY COULD BE HELD BACK BY HOUSE AND SENATE:

Transfers to Turkey of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 would be barred temporarily under a compromise defense policy measure agreed to on Monday, according to House and Senate aides.

Turkish receipt of the fighter jets would be held back until the Pentagon submitted an assessment within 90 days of the measure’s enactment on U.S.-Turkish relations, the impact of Turkey’s planned acquisition of Russia’s advanced S-400 missile defense system and the ramifications for the U.S. industrial base if Turkey is dropped from the international F-35 program.

Given Erdogan’s behavior, this is the right move.

VERY RELATED: Thoughts from last week on Turkey’s decision to buy Russian-made S-400 missiles.