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Trump says 'we'll be selling' F-35s to Saudi Arabia
- On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced at the White House plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, one day before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit.
- To push normalization, President Donald Trump is using the proposed sale to press Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman toward the Abraham Accords while Saudi leaders seek U.S.-Saudi defence and security cooperation.
- Saudi Arabia has requested up to 48 F-35 jets, and the proposal cleared a key Pentagon review, though officials flagged production scaling, pilot training, and China technology transfer risks.
- The move prompted unease among U.S. and Israeli officials over Israel's military edge, with John Hannah warning, `Having these things end up in the Saudi order of battle several years hence without normalization would be a misuse of American leverage`.
- Beyond arms, investments matter: Trump's $600 billion commitment and $142 billion arms deal deepen U.S.-Saudi ties ahead of the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum .
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Trump Pledge to Sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia Seen as Massively Corrupt
"How are Americans supposed to think that Trump’s decision on F-35 sales, over internal objections, not to mention over human rights concerns, is unconnected to Trump’s business arrangements with Saudi Arabia?"
·United States
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On the eve of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's arrival in the United States, President Trump announced that his country would sell F-35 fighters to Riyadh.
·France
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Israel fears losing its military superiority in the Middle East after Donald Trump's pledge that the United States will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia. The Jewish state is now the only country in the region with these advanced fighter jets.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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