Trump says US will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia ahead of meeting with crown prince

Published November 17, 2025 5:45pm ET



President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that the United States plans to resume selling advanced fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, reviving a deal that the Biden administration paused. 

“I will say that we will be doing that; we’ll be selling F-35s, yeah,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office. 

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