UAE suspends talks on a $23 billion deal to purchase American-made F-35 planes, armed drones and other equipment, in a rare dispute between Washington and a key US ally in the Persian Gulf
The sale of 50 F-35 warplanes made by Lockheed Martin to the UAE had slowed amid concerns in Washington over Abu Dhabi's relationship with China.
The Emirati embassy in Washington said on Tuesday it would “suspend discussions" with the US, though meetings at the Pentagon this week between the two sides on other matters will move forward as planned. Emirati officials blame an American insistence on restrictions on how and where the F-35s could be used and say they are a violation of the UAE's sovereignty.
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