United States on Thursday approved the sale of military equipment in the amount of almost 16.5 billion for the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. According to AFP, these two Gulf states have been hit hard by the consequences of the war in the Middle East. In the meantime, the AP agency reported that The US Department of Defense is requesting an additional $200 billion for the war with Iran. Chief of the White House At the same time, Donald Trump repeated that he will not send US ground troops to Iraninforms TASR.
Iran, in retaliation for large-scale Israeli and American strikes, launches attacks on the territory of Israel and the surrounding states in the Persian Gulf, which were forced to spend significant military resources to repel them. Approved arms sales to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait will not require the approval of the US Congress. According to the statement, US Minister of Foreign Affairs Marco Rubio “properly justified that an emergency situation has arisen”which requires an immediate sale, thereby avoiding the obligation to address Congress.
Kuwait buys air and missile defense radars from the US for eight billion dollarswhich are designed to track fast-moving targets and provide data for air defense systems.
The United Arab Emirates will be sold by the US a radar for 4.5 billion dollars aimed mainly at ballistic missiles and other related equipment. In addition, they are expected to receive systems to destroy small unmanned aircraft worth 2.1 billion euros, air-to-air missiles worth 1.22 billion euros, as well as ammunition and upgrades for F-16 fighter jets worth 644 million dollars.
In the meantime, according to the AP agency, the US Department of Defense asked the White House for an additional $200 billion for the war with Iran. Any new funding is subject to approval by Congress. The Washington Post was the first to report on the request on Wednesday.
“It costs money to kill villains,” Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced at a press conference. In response to a journalist’s question about additional funds, he did not directly confirm the mentioned amount and stated that it could change. However, he added that the government will secure funding in Congress. However, it is not clear whether the White House has submitted the aforementioned request to lawmakers for consideration.
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will not send US troops to Iran. “I certainly wouldn’t have told you if I had planned to. But I’m not sending any troops there.” Trump told reporters at the White House while receiving Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
