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Trump Administration Approves $1B Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia, Including More Than 6,500 Missiles - Fox News
Trump Administration Approves $1B Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia, Including More Than 6,500 Missiles - Fox News
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The White House told Congress Thursday that it plans to approve a $1 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, a package that
includes about 6,700 U.S.-built anti-tank missiles.
The sale also includes support, maintenance and spare parts for American tanks, helicopters and other equipment already in
30% Saudi Arabia's arsenal. Lawmakers have 30 days to act if they want to try and stop the deal.
The announcement came two days after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with President Trump as the royal
started a three-week tour of the U.S.
Earlier Thursday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told the prince that Saudi Arabia was "part of the solution" in Yemen, where
the Saudis are leading a U.S.-backed military campaign against Houthi rebels that has been heavily criticized for in icting
civilian casualties.
Earlier this week the Senate debated and then shelved a resolution calling for an end to U.S. support for the Saudi-led
coalition in Yemen. Mattis had opposed the measure, saying it would be counterproductive by increasing civilian casualties,
jeopardizing counterterrorism cooperation and emboldening Iran to increase its support for Houthi rebels.
Mattis said the Saudis had "stood by the United Nations-recognized government, and we are going to end this war. That is
the bottom line. And we are going to end it on positive terms for the people of Yemen but also security for the nations in the
peninsula."
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