Pentagon Press Secretary says keen to see the fighter jets deal go through despite concerns
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defence investment
UAE says it’s suspending F-35 talks as US sticks to conditions
Sale to the UAE of 50 F-35s built by Lockheed Martin Corp. was proposed at the end of former President Donald Trump’s administration after the UAE formally recognised Israel
Adel al-Jubeir
US sends extra troops to the Middle East
Additional missile defence systems are being sent to Saudi Arabia amid regional tensions
Mark Esper
US orders additional missile defence capabilities to Saudi Arabia
Secretary of Defence Mark Esper says move is in response to last weekend’s attack on Saudi oil facilities
Iran
US sends troops to Saudi Arabia over Iran crisis
Official says United States has sent 500 soldiers to Saudi Arabia as part of an earlier deployment of forces to the Middle East
Arabian Gulf
US, allies planning naval escort for Gulf tankers
Top US general reveals escort plan after Iranian military vessels menaced a British tanker in the Arabian Gulf
commercial vessels attack
New photos show Iran guilty of tanker attacks, US says
The US government says the new photos show the remains of an exploded mine on the Kokuka Courageous ship
Iran
US orders new troops to Middle East to counter Iran ‘threat’
Escalation of the US military presence follows a decision in early May to send an aircraft carrier strike force and B-52 bombers
Iran
US mulls deployment of 5,000 troops to MidEast amid Iran spat
The Pentagon is planning to brief the White House on options to deploy as many as 5,000 American troops to the Middle East
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Pentagon to brief White House on 5,000-troop option for Middle East
President Donald Trump has dispatched an aircraft carrier and bombers to the Arabian Gulf in response to unspecified threats from Iran
defence manufacturing
Lockheed Martin gets first payment for Saudi missile $110bn deal
US defence company Lockheed Martin was paid $946m as an initial payment for the kingdom’s purchase of 44 THAAD launchers, missiles and other required equipment
ballistic missiles
Pentagon to pull some Patriots from Middle East: US official
Patriots are designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and other airborne threats
aid cut
Pentagon moves to scrap $300m in aid to Pakistan
The US has been pushing Pakistan to crack down on militant safe havens in the country
Defence budget
Discounted US weapons sales to Gulf states come under scrutiny
Pentagon agency said to have waived $8.5bn in reimbursements to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait from 2012-2017
Guantanamo Bay
In first under Trump, Guantanamo Bay inmate transferred
Ahmed Haza al-Darbi will serve the remainder of his term at a luxurious rehab centre Riyadh,
Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo inmate set for transfer to Saudi Arabia
Pentagon says Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi pleaded guilty to helping plan a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker
ballistic missile
US military investigating Yemen missile intercepted over Riyadh
The Pentagon says the US is working closely with Saudi Arabia to “fully understand” the incident.