Iraqi Air Force Denies Rumors It Agreed to Buy Chinese JF-17 Fighter Jets From Pakistan

Chinese jet JF-17 manufactured in Pakistan under license. Image via @pk_economy

Reports began circulating late last week that Iraq had finalized a deal to purchase 12 JF-17 Thunder fighter jets from Pakistan for $664 million.

The news lit up Pakistani Twitter as hundreds of posts emerged celebrating the deal that would make Iraq the fifth country to buy the Chinese jet manufactured in Pakistan under license.

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