$10.8B U.S. arms sale reassures gulf allies at touchy time

$10.8B U.S. arms sale reassures gulf allies at touchy time

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Oct 18, 2013 The Pentagon's formal notification to Congress this week of expected arms sales worth $10.8 billion to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to bolster their defenses against Iran struck a bizarre note. It came amid the Americans' most determined effort to reach a strategic rapprochement with its longtime adversary. It's not yet clear what impact this m

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