US announces $60B Saudi Arabia arms sale

The US plans to sell up to $60 billion worth of military aircraft to Saudi Arabia, the US State Department announced on Wednesday in a move designed to shore up a region overshadowed by Iran.

Andrew Shapiro, the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, told a news conference the US administration did not anticipate any objections to the sale from Israel, traditionally wary of arms sales to nearby Arab countries. (Rueters)