Image: US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a signing ceremony on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Jessica Corbett of Common Dreams reports: “A trio of progressive US senators this week introduced legislation to block a $5 billion conventional weapons sale to Saudi Arabia while also pushing for the release of more details about President Donald Trump’s proposed nuclear cooperation agreement with the Middle Eastern kingdom.

“The United States must not send thousands of conventional weapons to Saudi Arabia or allow it to develop a nuclear program,” said Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in a Thursday statement—a day after he partnered with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to introduce the joint resolution of disapproval, which was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee…”

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