Then on the eve of the prince's arrival, at a black-tie dinner, Mr Trump announced details about a new defence agreement — for the first time, the US would provide the kingdom with F-35 fighter jets. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are among the groups who have called for arms bans to Saudi Arabia, especially after the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the country's human rights record, and role in the Yemen war. "If a country has a poor track record of using arms in such a way that raised serious and legitimate questions about the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity and the acts of genocide, arguably Australia should be saying, 'no, we will not export to them.'"
Author: Annika Burgess
Published at: 2025-11-22 20:28:20
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