{"id":547,"date":"2026-09-28T11:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taneen.tv\/en\/?p=547"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:15:12","slug":"1283-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taneen.tv\/en\/1283-2\/","title":{"rendered":"US Approves Sale of F-35 Fighter Jets to Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 48 advanced F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, valued at approximately $24.3 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">Reuters news agency reported on Friday September 18, the 27th of Sunbula, that Saudi Arabia had submitted its request to purchase these fighter jets directly to Donald Trump, the President of the United States, in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">According to the Reuters report, the Saudi Embassy in Washington has welcomed the decision and described it as a step toward strengthening defense cooperation between the two countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">Reuters reported that the implementation of this deal could bring about a significant change in US arms policy in the Middle East and would also subject the issue of maintaining Israel&#8217;s &#8220;Qualitative Military Edge&#8221; to a new test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">This comes as Israel is currently the only country in the Middle East that possesses F-35 fighter jets. 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