Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal

US President Donald Trump said he expects Saudi Arabia to join a peace deal agreed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates last week, and that the emirates might be allowed to buy U.S. F-35 jets, one of the most advanced fighters in the world. Asked at a White House news conference on Wednesday whether he expected the Saudis to take part in the accord, in which Israel and the UAE agreed to normalize relations in exchange for Israel putting off for now plans to annex part of the West Bank, Trump answered: “I do.” He then said that the emirates were interested in buying F-35s, made by Lockheed Martin Corp., remarking that “they’ve definitely got the money to pay for it.” U.S. policy has...