US Halts Arms Sales Negotiated Under Trump Admin, Including F-35s to UAE

US Halts Arms Sales Negotiated Under Trump Admin, Including F-35s to UAE
An F-35 fighter jet pilot and crew prepare for a mission at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, on Aug. 5, 2019. Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury/U.S. Air Force via AP
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The Biden administration has temporarily halted pending arms sales to U.S. allies that were negotiated under the Trump administration, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.

The department is pausing some pending U.S. defence transfers and sales under Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales to allow the Biden administration time to review them, the official said.