Despite opposition, US Senate votes to greenlight massive arms sale to Saudis

 Both the US House and Senate have recently introduced bills aiming to block the latest $1.15 billion sale of Abrams tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia, in a bipartisan move to prevent the US from assisting the Saudis in killing civilians in Yemen.

Both the US House and Senate have recently introduced bills aiming to block the latest $1.15 billion sale of Abrams tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia, in a bipartisan move to prevent the US from assisting the Saudis in killing civilians in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia has been criticized internationally for the high number of civilian deaths from airstrikes launched by a Saudi-led coalition against the Houthi political opposition faction in Yemen.

Despite a high probability that the use of US munitions violates international humanitarian law, and contributes to instability in the Gulf region, the US Senate on Wednesday overturned a resolution blocking a $1.15 billion sale of battle tanks and ordnance to Riyadh.