WASHINGTON - Big arms deals to countries like Saudi Arabia and Israel are in the "national interest" of the United States as Washington seeks to keep the region stable and counter potential threats from Iran, a U.S. diplomat said Sept. 16.
State Department spokesman Philip Crowley had no specific comment on what officials said this week will be the largest ever U.S. arms deal, a $60 billion sale to Saudi Arabia of advanced warplanes and helicopters.
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