author: Tyler Durden
On Friday, the U.S. government approved crucial arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia, worth About $15.7 billionWhile the White home continues to intensify the threat of war against Iran.
U.S. State Department approved four arms packages for Israel worth a full of $6.67 billion, including a $3.8 billion deal per 30 Apache assault helicopters and sales of 3 250 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles worth $1.98 billion.
Additional approvals include $740 million for power packs for armored transporters and $150 million for light utility helicopters.
Democratic typical of the home of Representatives Gregory Meeks called this step shameful for "Omission of legislature Review Process" and the rejection of Congress' function in oversight by Donald Trump.
"This is the second time that Trump's administration has openly ignored Congress' long-term prerogatives, while refusing to engage in key issues regarding the next steps in Gaza and the wider US policy," said Meeks.
White home officials justified approval, citing Washington's commitment to "keep Israel safe," while war watchers claim Israeli forces committed war crimes in Gaza, including ongoing violations that have killed over 500 Palestinians since the beginning of the "suspension" in October 2025.
Parallel State Debut approved sale of $9 billion in Saudi Arabia, including 730 Patriot capture missiles intended for air defence systems.
Sales take place in time increased risk a fresh U.S. war against Iran and strong militarisation of Western Asian waters.
U.S. president Donald Trump publically defined the deployment USS Abraham Lincoln and associated warships as "a beautiful armada", which is presently stationed in the arabian Sea and heading towards the Persian Gulf.
Iranian officials warned that any U.S. base utilized to attack their country would be considered a legitimate target, saying: "We're going to mark the same base and the same point where the air operations are conducted against us."but they explained that the muslim Republic "will not attack countries due to the fact that we do not consider them hostile."
Gulf States inform that further escalation can destabilise the region, endangering their economical and safety interests and threatening crucial infrastructure and improvement plans specified as Vision 2030 Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait informed the USA that They won't. to usage its territory or airspace for military action against Iran, trying to keep neutrality and avoid becoming a target.
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source:https://www.zerohedge.com/
