US Republican to withhold consent for arms sales over Gulf dispute
US Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Monday he would withhold consent for US arms sales to members of the Gulf Cooperation Council until there is a path forward to resolving the dispute in the region, where four Arab states have imposed a boycott on Qatar.
"All countries in the region need to do more to combat terrorism, but recent disputes among the GCC countries only serve to hurt efforts to fight ISIS (Islamic State) and counter Iran," Corker wrote in a letter to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Corker and Tillerson have a close relationship. They speak frequently on foreign policy issues.
