US Approves Nearly $2 Billion Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia as Middle East War Escalates

Proposed package includes up to 20,000 precision-guided rocket systems intended to strengthen the kingdom’s air defensesby Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau ChiefWASHINGTON (Worthy News) – The United States has approved a proposed $1.96 billion weapons sale to Saudi Arabia as fighting intensifies across the Middle East and the kingdom faces renewed missile threats from Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement.The State Department said the package would strengthen Saudi Arabia’s h