# Why is the US selling F-35 stealth jets to Saudi Arabia now?

https://mins.news/en/video/64893

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 21:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjxd4YfurgA

> The U.S. State Department has approved a $24 billion sale of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. Trump says CNN, MS NOW and Politico are being barred from the White House immediately, while China urges Iran to rein in the Houthis, Germany’s far-right AfD discusses restarting Russian oil shipments, and drugmakers look to space as the International Space Station winds down.

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