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Friday 24 Apr 2015 - 15:30 Makkah mean time-5-7-1436
F-35 jet (Photo: from Internet)
Washington (IINA) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday promised Israel delivery of top-flight fighter jets next year to maintain its military edge and vowed that any final nuclear deal with Iran would ensure Israel’s security, Reuters reported.
Seeking to ease U.S.-Israeli tensions, Biden said the United States would begin delivery of Lockheed Martin’s new F-35 jets to its ally next year, making Israel the only country in the Middle East to have the new stealth warplane.
He also reaffirmed U.S. support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an allusion to White House objections to Netanyahu’s comments last month casting doubt on his commitment to a Palestinian state.
Israel bought 19 F-35s in 2010 for $2.75 billion and signed a contract in February 2015 to buy an additional 14 of the Lockheed Martin Corp fighter jets for about $3 billion.
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