Iraq: F-16 deal and offers for Rafale in the regionnote

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE are said to be trying to convince Obama Administration to delay a possible sale of the F-16 fighter jet to Iraq, causing by this a certain relation between the F-16 deal with Iraq and the French offers for the Rafale aircraft in the region. The following 293-word report focuses on the issue and tells how the F-16 - Rafale relation is caused and what its nature is. It also tells how the Iraqis are assessing the situation.