US approves $2.2 billion sale of battle tanks to Bahrain
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- AFP
- Published Date: 11:31 | 19 March 2024
- Modified Date: 11:31 | 19 March 2024
The United States on Tuesday approved a $2.2 billion sale of advanced battle tanks to Bahrain, a Gulf Arab ally once under an arms embargo over a crackdown on Shiite dissent.
The State Department said it had notified Congress it is ready to sell 50 M1A2 Abrams tanks to Bahrain, a small island nation which has worked closely with the US military.
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