U.S. fast-tracks $8 billion in arms sales to Middle East partners

The State Department late last week approved arms sales worth more than $8 billion to key U.S. partners across the Middle East.

The major arms sales to Israel, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates underscore the changing geopolitical and military dynamics across the region, where the U.S.-Iran war is pushing some key Gulf players closer to Washington while isolating Tehran from its neighbors.