arms sales
The State Department approvals, announced Friday, come two months after the start of the US- and Israeli-led war with Iran, which is currently paused under a ceasefire.
The Biden administration has informed Congress about a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a US official stated on Friday.
U.S. government will reduce its administrative surcharge on foreign arms sales from June as part of a broader effort to make U.S. weapons more competitive.
Merkel said on Tuesday Germany would only restrict some arms sales to Turkey, softening an earlier announcement of a freeze on major arms sales.
