US Looks to Sell Arms in Gulf to Try to Contain Iran

The State Department and the Pentagon are quietly seeking Congressional approval for significant new military sales to US allies in the Persian Gulf region. The arms sales, which would come on top of a recent upgrade of US Patriot antimissile interceptors in Qatar and Kuwait and the deployment of two aircraft carriers to the Gulf, have sparked concerns that further military buildup in the volatile region would bring Washington closer to a confrontation with Iran.

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