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U.S. Agrees to Sell $12 Billion Worth of Boeing F-15 Fighter Jets to Qatar

HeadlineJun 15, 2017

The United States has agreed to sell $12 billion worth of U.S.-manufactured F-15 fighter jets to Qatar amid a major diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf. The jets are made by the American weapons contractor Boeing. Qatar is facing regional isolation after Saudi Arabia and other Gulf neighbors cut diplomatic ties with Qatar earlier this month.

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