President set to sell F-35 stealth jets to the kingdom in crown prince’s first US visit since 2018 killing of regime critic Jamal Khashoggi
Trump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudis as Prince Mohammed visits
US president Donald Trump will roll out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Tuesday for a visit expected to advance the sale of F-35 fighter jets and a host of business deals with the kingdom.
It will be the first trip by bin Salman, widely known as MBS, to the US since the brutal 2018 killing of Saudi critic and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul, which triggered global outrage.
US intelligence concluded that MBS approved the capture or killing of Khashoggi. The crown prince denied ordering the operation but acknowledged responsibility as the kingdom’s de facto ruler.
