Tasnim � Saudi Arabia has become a puppet of the US in the region, a senior military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution said, noting that Riyadh�s wrong policy of purchasing American weapons will only result in an arms race in the Middle East and escalation of regional tensions.

�Saudi Arabia and some of the region�s Arab countries have become a puppet of the United States of America, and pre-planned tensions in the region will only have the US exploit resources of Arab-Islamic countries� and intensify an arms race among Arab states, Major General Seyed Yahya Rahim Safavi said on Sunday.

He added that Saudi Arabia lacks a proper and strategic policy to utilize the arms it has purchased from the US.

The general then referred to a recent arms deal between the US and Qatar as a testimony to the US president�s business-oriented manner, saying Washington simply ignores the interests of its allies when it comes to financial profit.

The US is milking the Arab countries by selling second-hand weapons to them, he stated.

On June 14, the US signed a $12 billion deal to supply dozens of F-15 jets to Qatar, despite recent high-profile claims by US President Donald Trump alleging Qatar�s �high-level funding� of terrorism.

The signing of the deal was the latest twist in the highly contradictory US diplomacy over tensions between Qatar and the Persian Gulf Arab countries.

Qatar is facing a severe economic and diplomatic boycott by Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, who accuse the emirate of funding terrorist groups, a charge Doha denies.

The recent US arms deal with Qatar follows another huge agreement Washington has signed with Saudi Arabia.

In May, Trump sealed a $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia on his maiden foreign trip as the US president. The deal, plus other investments that could total up to $350 billion, was the central achievement of Trump's visit to the kingdom.