Senate votes to block weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to block the Trump administration from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, launching a new challenge to President Donald Trump's steadfast alliance with the country amid rising tensions in the Middle East.
The votes came against the backdrop of heightened U.S. tensions with Iran, spurred by the Islamic Republic's downing of a U.S. drone. Trump declared Thursday that"Iran made a very big mistake," and congressional leaders received a closed-door briefing on the situation at the Capitol. The $8 billion arms sale included precision guided munitions, other bombs and ammunition and aircraft maintenance support.
"These are bombs that we know have killed thousands of civilians in Yemen, patients in hospitals, children on school buses," Menendez said.
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