China News Service, January 28. According to foreign media reports, local time on the 27th, according to sources, the US Biden administration has temporarily frozen arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE and is reviewing these transactions.
The picture shows US President Biden signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
According to reports, sources told the Wall Street Journal that the Biden administration has decided to review the arms sales approved by former President Trump, including the sale of high-precision weapons to Saudi Arabia and the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the UAE.
U.S. Secretary of State Blincoln also confirmed that the State Department has suspended some foreign arms sales and is reviewing to ensure that these actions "can promote its strategic goals and foreign policy."
Previously, Biden had promised that Washington would stop supporting Saudi Arabia's military operations in Yemen.
Brinken did not point out in his speech which specific agreements were suspended.
Reuters earlier quoted a source as saying that on the 20th local time, before Biden officially took office as President of the United States, the UAE and the Trump administration signed an agreement to purchase 50 F-35 fighter jets and 18 drones. Wait.