UK signs arms deal with Qatar after US jet sales

‘The UK has signed a major military deal to sell Qatar 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets amid accusations that the West is exploiting a diplomatic row among the Persian Gulf Arab states for its own profit.
British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon and his Qatari opposite number Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah signed a “statement of intent” on Sunday that will see British defense giant BAE Systems provide the planes and support capabilities worth billions of dollars.
The Qatar Armed Forces said in a statement on Sunday that the strategic letter of intent agrees to lay the “groundwork for Qatar’s intention towards procuring 24 advanced Eurofighter Typhoons and supporting capabilities.”
The deal comes amid reports that the US and UK are exploiting the rift between several Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and Qatar through designating both sides as “priority markets” for their arms sales.’
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