WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to strike back at Saudi Arabia over the death of a Saudi journalist at a consulate in Turkey and for its role in Yemen's devastating civil war.
If it were to become law, the bill would suspend weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and prohibit U.S. refuelling of Saudi coalition aircraft for Riyadh's campaign in Yemen against the Houthis, Shi'ite Muslim fighters that Yemen's neighbours view as agents of Iran, the lawmakers said.
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