US EditionTrump says 'we'll be selling' F-35s to Saudi Arabia
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced at the White House that the United States will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, reviving a paused policy to resume sales to Riyadh.
- Trump's push links the sale to encouraging Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with Israel under the Abraham Accords and deepening U.S.-Saudi security and commercial cooperation.
- Saudi Arabia has requested 48 F-35 aircraft, a figure cleared earlier this month, while Pentagon intelligence and U.S. reviewers warn the technology could be at risk of transfer to China and Israel remains the sole regional F-35 operator.
- Israeli officials insist the sale must be conditioned on Saudi normalization with Israel to protect Jerusalem's edge, while U.S. lawmakers likely oppose it over human rights concerns and past arms-sale pauses; senior White House officials say the administration leans toward approval despite warnings.
- If approved, the sale would make Saudi Arabia the first Arab state to operate the F-35 alongside Israel, forming part of a wider US-Saudi package including a $600 billion investment pledge and a $142 billion arms package announced in May.
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Trump confirms US will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia during crown prince's Washington visit
In a major geopolitical move, US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Washington will go ahead with selling F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, even as sections of his own administration express unease over the possibility of China gaining access to sensitive American defence technology. The announcement comes just as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman begins his high-profile visit to Washington, marking his first trip to the United Stat…
President Donald Trump said that the US would sell F-35 fighters to Saudi Arabia, a day before visiting the heir prince.
Trump says U.S. will sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia in defense sale opposed by Israel
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Trump confirms F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia
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The White House wants to sell F-35 fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia, which US President Donald Trump announced one day before the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington. Bin Salman set off Monday evening with a high-ranking delegation at the airport in the capital Riyadh. The now promised fighter aircraft, which have so far only been handed over to the US allies Israel, are highly sought after in the Gulf. They wanted to bu…
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