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UK PM Race: Truss Would Not Arm or Visit Taiwan, Sunak Would Shake Saudi Prince's Hand

August 5, 2022 by Jack Montgomery Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Asia, Breitbart, Britain, China, Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Conservative Party, Foreign Policy, Liz Truss, London / Europe, News, Politics, Republic of China, Rishi Sunak, Taiwan, Tories, Tory party, United Kingdom

U.S. Approves $3.05 Billion Sale of Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia

August 2, 2022 by Paul Bois Leave a Comment

The United States has approved a $3.05 billion sale of Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia in the wake of President Joe Biden’s visit to the country.

The 300 Patriot missiles, officially known as GEM-T, were previously requested by Saudi Arabia and will be subject to congressional approval on top of negotiations with contractors, according to Bloomberg. Included in the sales package will be tools, test equipment, spare parts, and logistics support for the tactical ballistic missiles.

“The US also announced the potential sale to the United Arab Emirates of additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system missiles, THAAD fire control and communication stations, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.25 billion,” the outlet noted.

In a statement announcing the sale to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. State Department said the missiles will be useful in the kingdom’s defense “against persistent Houthi cross-border unmanned aerial system and ballistic missile attacks on civilian sites and critical infrastructure.”

“These attacks threaten the well-being of Saudi, international and US citizens (approximately 70,000) residing in the Kingdom,” the statement asserted.

Prior to his visit to Saudi Arabia, President Joe Biden pledged that he would turn the kingdom into a pariah state due to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The president’s stance was strangely illustrated when he greeted  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with an awkward fist bump instead of a handshake.

فيديو | #ولي_العهد الأمير محمد بن سلمان لحظة استقباله للرئيس الأميركي بايدن في قصر السلام #الإخبارية#SaudiUSSummit#القمة_السعودية_الأمريكية pic.twitter.com/bx4YqceoIG

— قناة الإخبارية (@alekhbariyatv) July 15, 2022

Fred Ryan, publisher of the Washington Post, called the moment a “shameful” attempt to project a “level of intimacy and comfort that delivers to [the prince] the unwarranted redemption he has been desperately seeking.”

“Is this the accountability you promised for [Khashoggi’s] murder? The blood of MBS’s next victim is on your hands,” tweeted Khashoggi’s former fiancée, Hatice Cengiz.

The president’s visit with the crown prince did not end as he had hoped, with the kingdom making no firm commitment to increase oil production as gas prices soar in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Filed Under: Breitbart, Foreign Policy, Israel / Middle East, Joe Biden, Mohammed bin Salman, National Security, News, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine

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August 7, 2022 | Mike Miller | Leave a Comment

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