India, May 2 -- President Donald Trump-led US administration approved arms transfers to Middle East countries, bypassing congressional review citing an emergency.

The military sales, totalling over $8.6 billion, range from air defense missiles to laser guidance systems.

The US State Department made the announcement for the same on Friday, even as the US and Israel's war on Iran marked nine weeks, with no agreement yet on the ending of the conflict even as a fragile truce holds.

* Israel - The department authorised the sale of 10,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II All Up Rounds and related equipment, amounting to $992.4 million and manufactured by BAE Systems, to Israel.

* Qatar - US approved the sale of 10,000 Advanced Preci...