Pastor freed in US-Turkey row that snared F-35 program

Defense News: A Turkish-American diplomatic dispute that entangled the F-35 fighter aircraft program appears at least one step closer to resolution with Turkey’s release of American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson on Friday.

A Turkish court convicted Brunson, who has been held since 2016 on terrorism charges he denied, but the court has now released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave Turkey. The case had become a a cause célèbre among Christian evangelicals and a vocal priority for U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence—as well as a source of friction between the two NATO allies.

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