A spokesman for the US State Department said today that President Joe Biden's administration has imposed a temporary suspension on some arms deals for US allies for review, and media reports stated that these deals include a deal to sell F-35 fighters to the UAE, and a deal to sell ammunition to Saudi Arabia. .
These deals are among the most important deals concluded by the Trump administration, and the State Department spokesman clarified that temporarily halting the implementation of the deals is a "routine administrative procedure during power transfers." The US official added that the comment aims to "review these deals to ensure that arms sales meet. The strategic goals of the United States, represented in building more powerful and capable partners at the security level.
Last Friday, two days after the inauguration of Biden, the UAE confirmed that it had signed agreements with America in the last days of Donald Trump's presidency in order to purchase up to 50 F-35s and 18 armed MQ-9B drones. 9B), and other defense equipment in a deal totaling $ 23 billion.
Under review
Reuters reported that the deal between Washington and Abu Dhabi is now under review, after the Biden administration announced that it would review US arms sales agreements, which the Trump administration said supports the foreign policy interests of the United States and national security goals by allowing the UAE to confront Iranian threats. .
The UAE has long expressed its interest in owning F-35s manufactured by the US company Lockheed Martin, and obtained a pledge to purchase them in a side agreement, when it agreed to normalize its relations with Israel in late August.
Last December, the US Senate rejected attempts to block the deal, which opponents from the Democratic Party say is being rushed, without adequate guarantees that the equipment will not fall into the wrong hands, or contribute to fueling unrest in the Middle East.