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US President Donald J. Trump makes an announcement on healthcare in the Oval Office

Politics Sep 28

WATCH: Trump says Perdue 'was probably talking about Taiwan' in saying Trump offered Xi arms sales

By Ben Finley, Michelle L. Price, Didi Tang, Associated Press

Nation Apr 19

Commercial airliners take-off from Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles woman arrested on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan

First U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Sunday on social media that the woman will face charges that she brokered the sale of “drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition” between Iran and the Sudanese Armed Forces.

By Associated Press

World Dec 18

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio and Secretary of Defense Hegseth brief Congress on Venezuela situation, on Capitol Hill
State Department announces $10 billion-plus arms sales package to Taiwan, angering China

President Donald Trump's administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an angry response from China.

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Politics Feb 08

U.S. President Trump meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington
State Department announces plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel

The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White…

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

World Oct 26

A soldier stands on an M1167 TOW carrier vehicle at the Fangshan training grounds in Pingtung
U.S. approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including an advanced missile defense system

The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system, in a move sure to anger China.

By Associated Press

Sep 18

Sanders prepares Senate resolutions to block $20B in U.S. arms sales to Israel

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing a series of Senate resolutions that would stop more than $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel.

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Apr 08

UN Human Rights Council calls for end of weapons sales, shipments to Israel

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The sweeping but non-binding measure at the Human Rights Council takes aim at an array of Israeli actions such as impeding access to water and blocking shipments of humanitarian aid into Palestinian areas.

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Apr 04

More than 600 British jurists call for suspension of arms sales to Israel after strike kills 3 U.K. aid workers

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Britain is just one of Israel’s longstanding allies whose governments are under growing pressure to halt weapons exports because of the toll of the six-month-old war in Gaza.

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Dec 29

The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Such determinations are rare, but not unprecedented, when administrations see an urgent need for weapons to be delivered without waiting for lawmakers' approval.

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Aug 23

U.S. approves new $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as aggression from China intensifies

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Although the deal is modest in comparison to previous weapons sales, the move is likely to draw fierce criticism from Beijing, which regards self-governing Taiwan as a renegade province and refuses to rule out the use of force to reunify…

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