During their remarks to the press last week, US President Donlad Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman he will supply Saudi Arabia with the same advanced model of the F-35 fighter jets that Israel has, despite pushback from the Israelis.

Axar.az informs, citing Axios, but a day later, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and assured him that wasn't the case. U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios that Rubio told Netanyahu the Saudis will get a downgraded version of the F-35.

Rubio, the officials said, will have talks with Israel to make sure the F-35 deal with Saudi Arabia doesn't undermine the Israel Defense Forces' qualitative military edge (QME) — a commitment codified in U.S. law.

"We told the Israelis we are committed to the QME and we are not going to violate it," a U.S. official said.