The United States Senate has blocked a resolution that would have banned a $650m sale of missiles and missile launchers to Saudi Arabia.The sale was approved by the administration of President Joe Biden in November. It is the first major arms deal between the US and Saudi Arabia since Biden took office in January this year.The chamber on Tuesday voted 67 to 30 against the resolution, which represented the latest attempt by legislators to attempt to block US weapons transfers to Saudi Arabia over its involvement in the continuing war in Yemen. It had been introduced by Republicans Mike Lee and Rand Paul, as well as Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats.
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