No more US weapons for Gulf Arab states until Qatar spat resolved – senator (I’m sure they’ve got enough to be going on with)
‘Any further US weapons sales to Saudi Arabia or other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states will be on hold until the current dispute with Qatar is resolved, said the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Corker (R-Tennessee).
In a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday, Corker said he “could not have been more pleased” by President Donald Trump’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia and the summit meeting with heads of other Gulf Arab states.
However, the GCC “did not take advantage of the summit and instead chose to devolve into conflict,” Corker wrote, referring to the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar initiated three weeks ago.
“Before we provide any further clearances during the informal review period on sales of lethal military equipment to the GCC states, we need a better understanding of the path to resolve the current dispute and reunify the GCC,” Corker wrote.’
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