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by Axios | 11.29.18

The Trump administration signed off on a $15 billion deal to sell Saudi Arabia Lockheed Martin's THAAD missile defense system — regarded as \"America’s crown jewel\" — this week, Bloomberg reports.

The big picture: The deal has been a long time coming, but its completion comes amid a tumultuous turn in U.S.-Saudi relations. The Senate voted Wednesday to advance a resolution to pull U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen as lawmakers demand answers over the involvement of Saudi leadership, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Go deeper: Where Saudi Arabia fits in the global arms trade

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