US President Donald Trump has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Washington will consider selling F-35 fighter jets, one of the world's most sophisticated military aircraft, to NATO ally Turkey.

This despite objections by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who alleges that Turkey has "aggressive aspirations."

Why does Turkey want F-35 jets? DW put this and other questions to Aaron Stein, President of the Foreign Policy Research Institute.