Not $450 , the US State Department confirms a $750 million military sale to Saudi

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The Pentagon has reportedly confirmed that deal which sealed by President Donald Trump in latest visit to Saudi is a $750 million military not just $450.

” the sale would include a blanket order training program for the Royal Saudi Air Force and other Saudi forces inside and outside the kingdom“, Pentagon said on its website on Monday.

Reportedly brokered by the Republican president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, the package includes American missiles, bombs, armored personnel carriers, warships and munitions.

The announcement came at a time that the kingdom announced it was severing ties with its key regional ally Qatar, a move being copied by some other Arab states, such as the UAE and Egypt.

Saudi has launched a military campaign against Yemen,killing more than 12000 civilians according to international organizations.