The Biden administration has lifted a ban on transfers of some air-to-ground munitions to Saudi Arabia, reversing a policy it put in place at the start of his presidency.
“The Department is lifting its suspension on certain transfers of air-to-ground munitions to Saudi Arabia,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times. “We will consider new transfers on a typical case-by-case basis consistent with the Conventional Arms Transfer Policy.”
The U.S. government had provided offensive strike weapons to Saudi Arabia throughout the Obama and Trump administrations. Those weapons had aided a Saudi-led coalition intervening on behalf of the internationally recognized Yemeni government in their battle against the Houthi terrorist group for control of the country….