Hagel outlines new weapons sale plan for Gulf
Men carry tea to serve to U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain during their meeting on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at the Safriya Palace, Sadad, Bahrain, southwest of the capital of Manama. Secretary Hagel is visiting Bahrain during a six day trip to the middle east. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)
Hagel outlines new weapons sale plan for Gulf
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, greets Saudi Arabia Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Salman bin Sultan, before a meeting at the Radisson Hotel, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 in Manama, Bahrain. Secretary Hagel is visiting Bahrain while on a six day trip to the middle east, and is scheduled to speak at the Manama Dialogue Regional Security Summit tomorrow. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)
Hagel outlines new weapons sale plan for Gulf
Saudi Arabia Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Salman bin Sultan, left, arrives for a meeting with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the Radisson Hotel, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 in Manama, Bahrain. Secretary Hagel is visiting Bahrain while on a six day trip to the middle east, and is scheduled to speak at the Manama Dialogue Regional Security Summit tomorrow. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)
Hagel outlines new weapons sale plan for Gulf
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at the Safriya Palace, Sadad, Bahrain, southwest of the capital of Manama. Secretary Hagel is visiting Bahrain during a six day trip to the middle east. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)
Posted: Saturday, December 7, 2013 2:30 am
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MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel opened the door for the U.S. to sell missile defense and other weapons systems to U.S.-friendly Gulf nations, with an eye toward boosting their abilities to counter Iran’s ballistic missiles, even as global powers ink a nuclear deal with Tehran.
In a speech Saturday to Gulf leaders, Hagel made it clear that the emerging global agreement that would limit Iran’s nuclear program doesn’t mean the security threat from Iran is over.
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