US Considering Lifting Ban on Offensive Arm Sales to Saudi Arabia - Tasnim News Agency

The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, despite Riyadh’s devastating military aggression against neighboring Yemen.
According to sources familiar with the matter, senior Saudi officials have pressed their US counterparts in recent months in Riyadh and Washington to abandon the policy of selling only defensive weapons to the kingdom.

According to the sources, who spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity, any final decision is expected to hinge on Riyadh's practical measures to end the Yemen war.

Two sources said the internal US deliberations are informal and at an early stage, with no decision imminent.

A US official also told the news agency that there were no discussions with the Saudis about offensive weapons "at this time."