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Donald Trump bypasses Congress to deliver weapons to the Middle East
According to information released Thursday by the Department of State, “the Secretary of State (Marco Rubio – ed.) has determined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists requiring the immediate sale” of defense items to the three countries, “thereby relieving Congress of its review obligation,” CNN quotes.
As part of the emergency situation, a decision was made about total potential arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amounting to almost USD 8.4 billion.including missiles, drones, radar systems and F-16 weapons and modernization kits.
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Donald Trump's administration is accelerating arms sales to the UAE, Kuwait and Jordan
The decision also concerns the sale of modern LTAMDS radars for Kuwait for USD 8 billion. and “aircraft and ammunition support” for Jordan for the amount of $70.5 million.which includes “spare parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support.”
The main contractors for the orders are the American concerns RTX Corporation, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Corporation.
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Escalation of the war in the Middle East
Iran attacked, among others, American facilities in each of these countries, as well as in other Gulf countries. It is not known how quickly defense systems and support equipment will be delivered to each of these countries.
The decision to sell weapons was made after the conflict escalated in recent days. Iran attacked the energy infrastructure of neighboring countries in response to Israeli strikes on Iran's gas installations. The attacks caused a spike in gas prices and further increases in oil prices.
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In early March, the Donald Trump administration decided to bypass Congress and immediately sell 12,000. bombs to Israel – reminds CNN.
Source: CNN, Reuters
