US Approves $1.96 Billion Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia Amid Iran War
π‘οΈ RIYADH β $2B in US weapons approved while Iran targets the buyer. π LOOK CLOSER: Washington greenlighting $1.96B in arms to Riyadh during active strikes isn't logistics β it's a deterrence declaration. Saudi Arabia sits inside Iran's declared corridor-threat envelope. The sale locks Riyadh deeper into the US security umbrella and forecloses any Saudi mediation role Tehran might have counted on before Thursday's address.
