U.S. senators move to block $650 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia


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  • Friday, 19 Nov 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senators' Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) depart via the Senate Subway following a classified national security briefing of the U.S. Senate on developments with Iran after attacks by Iran on U.S. forces in Iraq, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. senators are opposing the Biden administration's first major arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over Riyadh's involvement in the conflict in Yemen, three senators announced on Thursday.

A joint resolution of disapproval to block a proposed $650 million in U.S. arms sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was introduced by Republicans Rand Paul and Mike Lee, as well as Bernie Sanders who caucuses with Democrats.

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