We can sell arms that will eventually be used in Yemen but Iran is not allowed.
US Congress allows Saudi Arabia weapons sale to proceed
A military coalition assembled by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates intervened in Yemen’s conflict 2015 in support of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s internationally recognised government shortly after the Houthis took control of the capital, Sanaa.
Both sides have been accused of committing atrocities over seven years of fighting, resulting in an estimated 233,000 deaths and five million people on the brink of famine.
US announces 'largest-ever' forfeiture of Iranian missiles, oil seized in US Navy raids
The two weapons caches of eight surface-to-air missiles, 171 anti-tank missiles and thermal optics – as well as components for naval surface-to-surface cruise missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles, drones, and other missiles – were alleged by the DOJ to have belonged to the IRGC and were destined for Houthi militants in Yemen.
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