
Today,
U.S. President Donald Trump said that he has “no problem” in selling the
advanced F-35 fighter jet to the United Arab Emirates, provided Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised objections to this decision.
Trump
told the media, “I would have no problem with it. I would have no problem
selling them the F-35” while he was about to attend a signing ceremony at the
White House for agreements normalizing relations between Israel, the UAE, and
Bahrain.
Trump
added that he is willing to sell other Middle Eastern countries the same
weapons systems sold to Israel. He stated that it is good for the United States
and American jobs. He said, “They’re very wealthy countries for the most part.”
Emirati
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash told media, Trump is in
favor, but there is no guarantee that this would happen. The F-35 sale, a
longtime request from Abu Dhabi, is not mentioned in the UAE-Israel deal.
