State Dept Pushes $8B Arms Sales to Middle East Allies, Skips Congressional Review
The U.S. State Department has approved over $8 billion in arms sales to Israel and several Gulf nations, including the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait. Secretary of State Marco Rubio authorized the emergency sales, citing national security interests and bypassing Congressional review. The weapons include precision-guided systems, missile defenses, and command and control equipment.
- ▪The State Department approved $8 billion in arms sales to Israel, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
- ▪Sales include the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, Patriot missile replenishment, and an Integrated Battle Command System.
- ▪Secretary Marco Rubio determined an emergency justified the immediate sale, waiving Congressional review.
- ▪The U.S. military spending dropped 7.5% in 2025, despite global military spending reaching a record $2.9 trillion.
- ▪These sales follow a $10 billion weapons deal with Taiwan and $400 million in support for Ukraine.
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State Department Clears $8B in New Arms Sales to Gulf Nations & Israel By Ward Clark | 4:35 PM on May 03, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool President Donald Trump sure looks like he intends to leave the world a very different place than he found it in January of 2025. From Venezuela to Cuba to the Middle East, he's dropping a lot of opprobrium on countries that aren't friendly to the United States - and making deals with countries that are, or who we want to be, friends of the USA.
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