A report on 2017 United States–Saudi Arabia arms deal, Saudi Arabia–United States relations and Rand Paul

The transfer was widely seen as a counterbalance against the influence of Iran in the region and a "significant" and "historic" expansion of United States relations with Saudi Arabia.

Rand Paul introduced a bill to try to block the plan calling it a "travesty".

The approval of the 2017 arms deal was opposed by various lawmakers, including GOP Senators Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Todd Young and Dean Heller along with most Democrat Senators who voted to advance the measure to block the sale, citing the [[Human rights violations during the Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)#Saudi Arabian involvement in civil war|human rights violations by Saudi Arabia in the Yemeni Civil War]].

Rand Paul introduced a bill to try to block the plan calling it a "travesty".

In June 2017, Paul tried to block Trump administration's plan to sell more weapons to Saudi Arabia.

In April 2018, he again criticized the U.S.-Saudi Arabia alliance, highlighting that "Saudi Arabia has funded radical madrassas, teaching hatred of America throughout the world, and that Saudi Arabia also supplied arms to ISIS in the Syrian civil war."