New York Times Covers up US Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

New York Times reported this week that the Saudi crown prince has stepped up direct talks with the Yemenis, he has been fighting for over four years, leading to a decline in attacks by both sides. In the months since a missile and drone attack widely seen as the work of Iran left two Saudi oil facilities smoldering, the Saudi crown prince has taken an uncharacteristic turn to diplomacy to cool tensions with his regional enemies.

“He has made gestures to ease, if not end, the stifling blockade he and his allies imposed on his tiny, wealthy neighbor, Qatar.”

As the analysts have stated, the young prince was a destabilizing force in the Middle East and his campaign against Yemen and Qatar ultimately failed to get its desired results, The New York Times reported.

“For the Saudis, the tepid response drove home the reality that despite the tens of billions of dollars they have spent on American weapons — more than $170 billion since 1973 — they could no longer count on the United States to come to their aid, at least not with the force they expected,” the newspaper explained.

The value of US arms sales to Saudi Arabia far exceeds what was stated in the New York Times report, which included a deal that Trump signed with the Saudi regime in January last year, amounting to $ 470 billion.