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US lawmakers aim to integrate defense systems of Israel, Arab states against Iran

Bipartisan bills in House and Senate would see Israel work with 9 Arab states — including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar — though unclear whether they’re on board

Bipartisan groups of US lawmakers in both the House and the Senate introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at creating an integrated air defense system to boost cooperation between Israel and neighboring Arab states against Iran.

The Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses (DEFEND) Act is the latest effort in the US to bolster the Abraham Accords normalization agreements that the Trump administration brokered between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco in 2020.


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