US to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, sources say

FILE - Saudi-led coalition officials show U.S. Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie an exhibit of weapons and missiles used in Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 18, 2019.

The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure the kingdom to wind down the Yemen war.