Reuters - U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. The Trump administration informed congressional committees that it will go ahead with 22 ...

Press TV- Iran has rejected the United Kingdom's allegations about the Islamic Republic's provision of missiles to Yemeni Houthi fighters, saying Britain is liable for war crimes in the impoverished country. "Britain is undoubtedly playing a role in and responsible for war crimes committed in Yemen by selling weapons and providing logistic and intelligence ...

Tasnim Secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani denounced the British governments sales of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia, saying such support amounts to involvement in the crimes against the war-torn people of Yemen. In a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Tehran on Saturday, Shamkhani ...

American Herald Tribune | Stuart Littlewood: Campaigners are furious with a High Court decision in London allowing the UK Government to carry on exporting arms to Saudi Arabia for use against Yemenis. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) brought the legal action against the Secretary of State for International Trade for continuing to grant export ...

The Guardian | Alice Ross: Campaign Against the Arms Trade loses fight to stop arms sales to Gulf state over claims weapons may have been used to kill civilians in Yemen Campaigners have lost a high-profile case calling for UK arms sales toSaudi Arabiato be stopped over humanitarian concerns as the high court ruled exports could continue. Campaign ...

Press TV- The UK government has rejected calls by lawmakers to temporarily stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the Kingdoms war crimes in Yemen. Britain has signed off 3.3 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia since March 26, 2015, when it launched a war in Yemen in order to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to Saudi-...