Live updates: US fast-tracks $8 billion in arms sales to Mideast allies as Iran says renewed conflict possible | CNN

The US decision to fast-track $8 billion in arms sales highlights a major shift in regional strategy following the stalled negotiations with Tehran. Iran’s threat to restrict shipping in the Strait of Hormuz poses a serious risk to global energy stability and the fragile ceasefire. This military buildup suggests a move toward “peace through strength,” yet it also risks triggering a new arms race in the Middle East.

– manufacture crisis
– expend existing stockpiles of ammunition
– ask for a ridiculously high military budget to restock
– ramp up production of weapons
– sell the weapons to countries caught in the crisis
– profit

War is a racket, and MIC always wins.