Egyptian officials have repeatedly asked the US to follow through on a commitment by Trump during a 2018 meeting with Sisi to sell Cairo 20 F-35 jet fighters, an administration official familiar with the requests told the WSJ.
The requests have arisen during bilateral meetings and discussions ever since, "despite constant refusal at every level" of the administration to agree to the sale, the administration official said.
Egypt has since moved ahead with its deal to buy the Russian planes.
There is a Pentagon ban on F-35 sales in the Middle East, except to Israel, which is expected to remain in place for several years despite Trump’s 2018 pledge to Egypt.
مش عايزين يبيعو بقروض التايفون الكلام عليها من بدرى من 5 سنين وملهاش علاقة بالتايفون
