Saudi Arabia is intensifying its lobbying to complete the purchase of F-35 fighter jets, including through a personal push by Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, who met with senior Trump administration officials in Washington this week. Both the sale of F-35s and wider security cooperation were on the agenda for his Washington visit, the people added. President Donald Trump announced the potential sale of the F-35 jets on the eve of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington in November. The Saudi efforts to advance F-35 sales will likely face opposition in Congress from lawmakers who want to maintain Israel’s military edge in the region. ADTrump made normalization with Israel a condition of the Saudi nuclear deal after the two countries signed the agreement, posting the next day that it was “totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords.”