Defying Trump, US Senate Votes to Block Saudi Arms Sales
The Republican-led Senate voted Thursday to block US arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, as legislators outraged with the kingdom delivered a rebuke to President Donald Trump.
Washington, Jun 20 (AFP) The Republican-led Senate voted Thursday to block US arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, as legislators outraged with the kingdom delivered a rebuke to President Donald Trump.
The upper chamber of Congress voted 53 to 45 to approve the first of three resolutions that would prevent the USD 8.1 billion in sales announced earlier this year, with a handful of Republicans siding with Democrats.
Some 22 resolutions, if all are approved and then passed by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, would block the sales of aircraft support maintenance, munitions and other weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan at a moment of heightened tensions in the Middle East. (AFP)
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