US Approves Nearly $2 Billion Arms Sale for Saudi Arabia After Escalation in Yemen

The State Department announced on Wednesday that it approved a potential $1.96 billion weapons sale for Saudi Arabia, just days after Riyadh bombed the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen, shattering a fragile truce with Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, that had held relatively well since 2022. The arms sale includes up to 20,000 […]

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Author: Dave DeCamp