The United States has approved military sales exceeding $8.6 billion to its allies in West Asia. This announcement coincides with the nine-week mark of the conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran, and over three weeks since a tentative ceasefire was established.

The announcements came ‌as the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran marked nine ‌weeks since its start and ‌more ⁠than three weeks since a ⁠fragile ceasefire came into effect