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US arms export approvals soared in 2022
One factor in the surge is the easing of the global pandemic that in 2021 depressed sales from a spike to $83.5 billion in 2020.
By Joe Gould
Latest "Yemen" stories
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Navy seizes thousands of assault rifles shipped from Iran
Naval forces intercepted a boat in the Gulf of Oman smuggling thousands of assault rifles last week.
Navy, Coast Guard stop smugglers carrying tons of explosive material
The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard intercepted a boat last week with a ‘massive’ Iranian shipment of explosive materials bound for Yemen.
Ethics claim latest hitch in case of 2000 USS Cole attack
Monday's developments mark the latest complication in more than 10 years of pretrial hearings for a Saudi accused of organizing the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.
US awaits final $17 million repayment from Saudis for air refueling in Yemen war
Between March 2015 and November 2018, the Pentagon spent about $300 million to fly aerial refueling missions in support of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others engaged in the nearly eight-year conflict.
US troops sheltered, fired Patriot missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE
The acknowledgement by the White House and Pentagon late Monday represent a widening American involvement in Yemen’s yearslong war.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press and Howard Altman