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US Might Ease Restrictions on Weapons Sales to Riyadh Amid Regional Tensions - Reports

© AFP 2023 / HOA handout picture provided by the Saudi Ministry of Defence on June 16, 2019 shows Saudi F-15 Eagles flying in formation with their US Air Force counterparts and a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker jet (R) in the US CENTCOM area of responsibility, on June 2.
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Ministry of Defence on June 16, 2019 shows Saudi F-15 Eagles flying in formation with their US Air Force counterparts and a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker jet (R) in the US CENTCOM area of responsibility, on June 2. - Sputnik International, 1920, 22.12.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States is preparing to ease restrictions on particular weapons sales to Saudi Arabia amid Riyadh's concernes over the security situation in the Middle Eastern region, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing US officials.
In 2021, Washington imposed a ban on arms sales to Riyadh, concerned that the weapons might be used against Yemeni civilian population during airstrikes in Saudi-led military coalition's war against Yemen's Ansar Allah rebel movement, also known as the Houthis.
Riyadh wants to purchase US weapons to ensure security on its border with Yemen as well as to prepare for possible escalation of tension in the region amid the Israel-Hamas war, the newspaper reported, citing sources.
The officials have not specified when the decision will be adopted, the newspaper reported, adding that it may even be reversed if the White House decides it contradicts the US interests.
On Monday, the US launched an international operation aimed at protecting commercial ships in the Red Sea from the attacks of Yemen's Houthis. On Thursday, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said that more than 20 countries had so far signed on to participate in the coalition.
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.12.2023
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