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title: "US approves military sales of over $8.6 billion to Middle East allies"
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description: "The U.S. State Department has approved military sales exceeding $8.6 billion to Middle Eastern allies, including Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE. This decision comes amid ongoing tensions with Iran. Key sales include $4.01 billion for Patriot defense systems to Qatar, $2.5 billion for a battle command system to Kuwait, and various sales of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems. Major contractors involved include BAE Systems, RTX, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman."
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# US approves military sales of over $8.6 billion to Middle East allies

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it was approving military sales worth a total of over $8.6 billion to Middle Eastern allies Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

The announcement comes as the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran marked nine weeks since its start and more than three weeks since a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war came into effect.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh, Ryan Patrick Jones and Christian Martinez)

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