The U.S. State Department waived human-rights and democracy-related conditions on $320 million in Egypt’s FY2025 Foreign Military Financing, citing national-security interests and Cairo’s helpful role after Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military’s name for its campaign on Iran launched alongside Israel in late February. Egypt has received about $1.3 billion annually in U.S. military aid since the late 1980s, though portions have previously been withheld over its human-rights record. The decision follows Egypt’s economic strain from the Iran war’s spillover and comes amid continued scrutiny of rights conditions under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.