Qatar to sign deal to buy up to 36 F-15 jets - Bloomberg

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Air Force F-15 lands after completing a regional exercise at an Air Force Base in Arabian Gulf, March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

(Reuters) - Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion.

The deal was completed despite the Gulf country being criticized recently by U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting terrorism.