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  "title": "US approves sale of 48 F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/us-approves-sale-of-48-f-35-jets-to-saudi-arabia",
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  "published": "2026-09-18T02:10:42.000Z",
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  "summary": "WASHINGTON: The United States has approved a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 stealth warplanes to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Thursday, the latest major arms purchase by Riyadh since the start of the Iran war. Saudi Arabia has long sought to buy F-35s, but officials from Israel — currently the only country in the Middle East to operate the jets — have voiced concern about their sale…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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