Senate Rejects Resolutions Seeking to Block F-35 Sale to UAE
- Trump had threatened to veto the resolutions of disapproval
- Sale also to include Reaper drones and other advanced weapons
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The U.S. Senate voted against the consideration of two resolutions to block the sale of F-35 fighter jets, Reaper drones and other advanced weapons to the United Arab Emirates, paving the way for the deal to progress before President Donald Trump leaves office next month.
The senators who introduced the measures -- two Democrats and one Republican -- said they were concerned about an arms race among countries in the Middle East and objected to what they called the rushed nature of the sales. They said they opposed Trump expediting the sales as part of a diplomatic agreement signed in September between Israel and the UAE.