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Saudis amass U.S. weapons to confront Iran

UPI A proposed $60 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, one of the largest-ever U.S. weapons sales, marks the consolidation of America as the kingdom’s main arms supplier after years of strain following 9/11.
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Russia | Immigration | Persian Gulf | Homophobia Russia An Islamist rebel leader claimed responsibility Wednesday for the suicide bombings on the Moscow subway system that killed 39 people two days ago, and threatened more attacks to avenge what he called atrocities ordered by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the Russia’s volatile southwest. The video [...]
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Israel As Israel keeps threatening the regional countries with war, Egyptian maritime sources say the Israeli navy has deployed two missile ships to the Persian Gulf. Citing the sources, Yediot Ahronot reported Saturday that two Israeli missile ships passed through the Suez Canal en rout to the Red Sea on Thursday morning. The United Nations [...]
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UN: Israel Israel insists troops did not violate international law despite ‘operational lapses and errors’.Israel has delivered a report to the UN defending its actions in last year’s Gaza war and insisting its troops did not violate international law, but has not agreed to hold an independent investigation as demanded.In the 46-page report, submitted on [...]
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U.S. speeding up arms sales, defenses with Gulf allies

Joby Warrick, Washington Post Staff Writer DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The Obama administration is quietly working with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies to speed up arms sales and rapidly upgrade defenses for oil terminals and other key infrastructure in a bid to thwart future military attacks by Iran, according to former and [...]
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