State Department approves $3.8 billion in arms sales to Bahrain: PentagonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved arms sales packages worth more than $3.8 billion to Bahrain including F-16 jets, upgrades, missiles and patrol boats, the Pentagon said on Friday. The approvals coincide with the State Department s notification to Congress, which had held up a similar arms deal last year over human rights concerns.  The proposed sales include 19 F-16V jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp which could have a value of up to $2.7 billion, the Pentagon said.  Other potential sales approved Friday include two 35 meter (114 feet) patrol boats with machine guns, 221 anti-tank missiles made by Raytheon Co and $1.8 billion worth of upgrades to Bahrain s existing fleet of F-16 jets, the Pentagon said in separate statements. In May, U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington s relations with Bahrain would improve, after meeting with the king of the Gulf Arab state during a visit to Saudi Arabia. However in June, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he would block arms sales to members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, including Bahrain, until they made progress in resolving a simmering dispute with Qatar. But a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity earlier on Friday, said the proposed sales were cleared by the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees through the regular  tiered review process  which precedes this formal notification. The U.S. official also said the United States has regular discussions with Bahrain on human rights and political reform and continues to urge its government to pursue efforts that will enhance regional security. worldnews
state department approves billion arms sales bahrain pentagonwashington reuters the state department approved arms sales packages worth billion bahrain including jets upgrades missiles patrol boats pentagon said friday the approvals coincide state department notification congress held similar arms deal last year human rights concerns the proposed sales include jets made locked martin corp could value billion pentagon said other potential sales approved friday include two meter feet patrol boats machine guns missiles made pantheon co billion worth upgrades bahrain existing fleet jets pentagon said separate statements in may president donald trump said washington relations bahrain would improve meeting king gulf arab state visit saudi arabia however june senator bob corner chairman senate foreign relations committee said would block arms sales members gulf cooperation council including bahrain made progress resolving simmering dispute qatar but official spoke condition anonymity earlier friday said proposed sales cleared senate foreign relations house foreign affairs committees regular tiered review process precedes formal notification the official also said united states regular discussions bahrain human rights political reform continues urge government pursue efforts enhance regional security worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: State Department approves $3.8 billion in arms sales to Bahrain: PentagonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved arms sales packages worth more than $3.8 billion to Bahrain including F-16 jets, upgrades, missiles and patrol boats, the Pentagon said on Friday. The approvals coincide with the State Department s notification to Congress, which had held up a similar arms deal last year over human rights concerns.  The proposed sales include 19 F-16V jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp which could have a value of up to $2.7 billion, the Pentagon said.  Other potential sales approved Friday include two 35 meter (114 feet) patrol boats with machine guns, 221 anti-tank missiles made by Raytheon Co and $1.8 billion worth of upgrades to Bahrain s existing fleet of F-16 jets, the Pentagon said in separate statements. In May, U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington s relations with Bahrain would improve, after meeting with the king of the Gulf Arab state during a visit to Saudi Arabia. However in June, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he would block arms sales to members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, including Bahrain, until they made progress in resolving a simmering dispute with Qatar. But a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity earlier on Friday, said the proposed sales were cleared by the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees through the regular  tiered review process  which precedes this formal notification. The U.S. official also said the United States has regular discussions with Bahrain on human rights and political reform and continues to urge its government to pursue efforts that will enhance regional security. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: state department approves billion arms sales bahrain pentagonwashington reuters the state department approved arms sales packages worth billion bahrain including jets upgrades missiles patrol boats pentagon said friday the approvals coincide state department notification congress held similar arms deal last year human rights concerns the proposed sales include jets made locked martin corp could value billion pentagon said other potential sales approved friday include two meter feet patrol boats machine guns missiles made pantheon co billion worth upgrades bahrain existing fleet jets pentagon said separate statements in may president donald trump said washington relations bahrain would improve meeting king gulf arab state visit saudi arabia however june senator bob corner chairman senate foreign relations committee said would block arms sales members gulf cooperation council including bahrain made progress resolving simmering dispute qatar but official spoke condition anonymity earlier friday said proposed sales cleared senate foreign relations house foreign affairs committees regular tiered review process precedes formal notification the official also said united states regular discussions bahrain human rights political reform continues urge government pursue efforts enhance regional security worldnews