Iron Beam was largely built with US funds.

A law lets Israel spend US military aid on its own defense industry instead.

No other US aid recipient may spend that money domestically, turning appropriations into a subsidized export industry.

The provision passed the House and remains contested in the Senate.

How each outlet framed it
Drop Site News leans critical
debunks 'domestically developed' narrative; reveals U.S. funding/integration, links to Section 219 Pentagon proposal

Sources: Drop Site News