Bloomberg: Trump is likely to approve the sale of F-35 fighters to Saudi Arabia
A US governme official told Bloomberg that US Preside Donald Trump is expected to reach an agreeme with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that would allow Riyadh to purchase F-35 fighter jets.
According to RCO News Agency, the official, who declined to be named because the details were not made public, said that Trump and bin Salman plan to sign several economic and defense agreemes during his visit to the White House on Tuesday. According to this official, these agreemes will also include coracts for the purchase of liquefied natural gas.
According to Bloomberg, if the sale of F-35 fighters is finalized, this action will be considered a big advaage for Saudi Arabia. Officials familiar with the negotiations say that Saudi Arabia has been looking for the purchase of these fighters for a long time. F-35 fighters are considered to be the most advanced fighters in the world and the price of each one is about 100 million dollars.
Trump iends to agree to this sale despite significa problems. One of these problems is that only the Zionist regime in the region has access to these fighters and was to maiain this military superiority.
The US Departme of Defense has also raised concerns that China, due to its defense relations with Riyadh, may obtain its advanced technology if it sells these fighters to Saudi Arabia.
The White House did not respond to media requests for comme.
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