US approves sale of weapons worth $2.2 billion to Saudi Arabia and UAE
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The Joe Biden-led United States (US) administration has approved the sale ofbillions of dollars in weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
A report by Bloomberg said that this approval was a fresh support to Saudi Arabia and the UAE,whoare crucial to the US pushback against Iran and its proxies as conflict escalates in West Asia.
The US Congress was notified about the sale approval.
The approvals to Saudi Arabia and the UAE
The report said that the US State Departmentnotified Congress it approved the sale ofHellfire and Sidewinder missiles, along with artillery, tank, and machine gun ammunition, to Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at more than $1 billion.
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The State Department also notified lawmakers that it has approved the potential sale of GMLRS guided-rocket systems, long-range ATACMS missiles, and training and support for both systems to the UAE in a deal valued at as much as $1.2 billion.
Unless Congress moved to block the proposed sales,the contractors and receiving countries could begin negotiations on contracts, which mightfall short of the maximums approved.
In August this year, Washingtonlifted limits on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia as a way to pressure Riyadh to wind down its war against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Since the Gaza war began in October last year, the Houthishave gone on the offensive, targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
'Will not recognise Israel without Palestinian state'
Last month,Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that his countrywould not recognise Israel without a Palestinian state and strongly condemned the "crimes of the Israeli occupation" against the Palestinian people.
"The kingdom will not stop its tireless work towards the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without that," Crown Prince Salman said on September 18.
Following the eruption of the Gaza war, Saudi Arabia put on ice US-backed plans for the kingdom to normalise ties with Israel, two sources familiar with Riyadh's thinking told the news agency Reuters earlier this year.
(With inputs from agencies)