Ronald Reagan paused the delivery of F-16s to Israel after it bombed an Iranian nuclear reactor in 1981. Then, after Israel invaded Lebanon and bombed Beirut in 1982, Reagan refused to deliver 75 F-16s and limited military aid until Israel withdrew its troops from Lebanon. https://t.co/gCcoGEp62I

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