The WaPo Journalist "story" is a FF to attack MbS and POTUS
FOLLOW MY LOGIC ON THIS NARRATIVE BUILDING, I'VE THOUGHT THIS FOR A DAY OR TWO NOW, JUST SHOWING THE SAUCES THAT TRACK THE NARRATIVE:
The transfer was widely seen as a counterbalance against the influence of Iran in the region and a "significant" and "historic" expansion of United States relations with Saudi Arabia.
https://www.spectroom.com/102501301-2017-united-statessaudi-arabia-arms-deal
Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia Sign Agreements in Move to Counterbalance Iran
https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-donald-trump-arrives-in-saudi-arabia-as-overseas-trip-starts-1495263979
The arms package represents an enhancement of Saudi Arabia's military capabilities as tensions flare in the region, with the U.S. viewing the Saudis as a linchpin in efforts to check the global ambitions of Iran. The country, the hub of Islam's most revered sites, but is also a target of radical Islamic extremism.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/20/us-saudi-arabia-seal-weapons-deal-worth-nearly-110-billion-as-trump-begins-visit.html
The White House said this package of defence equipment and services supports the long-term security of Saudi Arabia in the face of Iranian threats.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-latest-saudi-arabia-billions-arms-deal-military-sales-a7746601.html
The $110 billion deal places the US squarely on Saudi Arabia's side in its rivalry with Iran, and is likely to further embolden the Saudis in their devastating war in Yemen, analysts say.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2017/0522/With-huge-arms-deal-US-pivots-back-to-Saudis.-How-does-it-affect-the-region
Both he and Tillerson made clear the arms deal was aimed at countering Iran on a day that Hassan Rouhani was re-elected as Iran’s president.
http://fortune.com/2017/05/20/donald-trump-saudi-arabia-trip/
Trump, Saudi Arabia sign $110 billion arms deal 'to counter Iran'
https://www.france24.com/en/20170520-trump-saudi-arabia-sign-110-billion-arms-deal-counter-iran
Among those that the U.S.-Saudi military sales agreement is meant to send a signal to: Iran
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/trump-s-first-foreign-trip/u-s-saudi-arabia-sign-110b-arms-deal-plus-another-n762546
“The large-scale US arms supplies to Saudi Arabia in May 2017 made it perfectly clear that the sanctions against Iran were coming back and the nuclear deal was dead,” Sharoj Habibi claimed in an interview with Sputnik Mundo.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201806141065411103-saudi-us-arms-deal/
Over the weekend, President Trump inked an arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth $110 billion — the largest single arms sale in United States history. Trump's rationale is that arming Saudi Arabia will help in the fight against terrorism and help contain Iran's negative influence in the Middle East
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/is-trumps-saudi-arms-deal-the-worst-arms-deal-ever
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