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UAE ambassador confident US F-35 deal will be fulfilled

"You can't … take tools away from your partners who are expected to do more," Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba said Monday.
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The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador in Washington is expressing confidence that a proposed sale by the United States of 50 F-35 jets fighter jets to his country will be fulfilled by the administration of President Joe Biden.

“Everything is still proceeding while undergoing a review at the same time,” UAE Ambassador to the United States Yousef al-Otaiba said during an online event hosted by the Washington Institute on Monday, adding, “I am confident it will end up in the right place.”

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