Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia. This includes the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the UAE and … The House on Wednesday passed legislation restricting arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the gruesome killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi … The following month he and Pompeo declared emergency powers in order to bypass Congress and deliver $8 billion worth of arms sales, mostly to Saudi … Between 2015 and 2019, Riyadh imported 73% of its arms … UN expert urges probe of Saudi prince over Khashoggi … The United Arab Emirates also has bloody hands regarding the Yemen conflict. Arms sales and defense trade are tangible implements of foreign policy with potential long-term implications for regional security. Major Arms Sales India – P-8I and Associated Support WASHINGTON, April 30, 2021 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of six (6) P-8I… By Susannah George, Associated Press. By handing off this military equipment to third parties, the Saudi-led coalition is breaking the terms of its arms sales with the US, according to the Department of Defense. The plan, which was briefed to Congress last week, is part of an administration review of billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that the White House announced soon after President Biden’s inauguration.” (Emphasis added.) The Trump administration has justified the emergency arms sale by claiming that Iran poses an urgent and imminent threat to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The Biden administration has paused arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as it conducts a wider review of agreements worth billions of … Saudi Arabia is America's top weapons buyer, and the world's largest arms importer. The groups call for Biden to scrap 28 arms sales to Gulf kingdoms worth $36.5 billion. Eighteen months ago, Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia and said he had concluded $110 billion dollars in arms sales with the kingdom. It was fake news then and it’s still fake news today.