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U.S. "fast tracks" sales of $8 BILLION worth of arms to Israel, Qatar, UAE & Kuwait
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/02/world/live-news/iran-war-news?post-id=cmoonb41b00003b6re3uae421The Trump administration has fast-tracked billions of dollars in arms sales to Israel, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, according to statements released by the US State Department on Friday.
Cumulatively, the weapons are valued at more than $8 billion. They include air-defense systems for Kuwait and Qatar, and laser-guided rockets for Qatar, the UAE and Israel.
Included in the sales to Qatar are Patriot missiles. An April report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found that US Patriot stockpiles had been significantly depleted by weeks of war with Iran.
In justifying the State Department’s bypassing of Congress to approve the weapons sales, each statement says that Secretary of State Marco Rubio “determined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale” of the arms to the countries.
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