Israel ‘very comfortable’ with $23B UAE arms sale, says ambassador - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Dec 8, 2020

In this image released by the US Navy courtesy of Lockheed Martin, the US Navy variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, conducts a test flight on Feb. 11, 2011, over the Chesapeake Bay. — U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin via Getty Images

IN FLIGHT, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 08: An RAF Typhoon combat aircraft departs after refueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland. The first air-to-air refuelling of F-35Bs from the newly-formed Carrier Strike Group took place as part of Operation Joint Warrior. Flying from HMS Queen Elizabeth, the RAF, RN and USMC Pilots (USofA) were demonstrating the operational capabilities of NATO and the UK for current and future threats. Operation Joint Warrior took

Intel: Rights groups urge US to nix arms sales to UAE

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

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US to move forward with $23B arms sale to UAE

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) and US special representative on Iran Brian Hook (R) take in a meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on September 19, 2019. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Intel: Senators move to block US F-35, drone sale to UAE

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

An F-35 fighter plane flies over the White House on June 12, 2019, in Washington DC. - US President Donald Trump announced while meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda that Poland was ordering more than 30 F-35 combat aircraft. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo credit should read ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Senate fails to pass resolution blocking Trump administration’s F-35 sale to the UAE

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military