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From 13 to 16 May 2025, thepresident of the United States ,Donald Trump , undertook his firstmajor international trip of hissecond term , visitingSaudi Arabia ,Qatar , and theUnited Arab Emirates . Trump was joined by aRepublican delegation and several business executives, including senior advisorElon Musk . The four-day tour primarily focused on securing business deals and investments in theUnited States , which Trump claimed could reach as high as $4 trillion, as well as liftingsanctions on thetransitional government ofSyria .
In April 2025,Karoline Leavitt , theWhite House press secretary , announced that PresidentDonald Trump would visitSaudi Arabia ,Qatar , and theUnited Arab Emirates in May, his second foreign trip of his second term after thefuneral of Pope Francis .[ 1] Israel , thoughSteve Witkoff , Trump's Middle East envoy, met withEdan Alexander , a hostage who was released on May 12 in a deal between the United States andHamas .[ 2] [ 3] Axios Gulf Cooperation Council summit would be held during the visit.[ 4]
Newswires were excluded from traveling onAir Force One ; theWhite House Correspondents' Association formally objected to the move.[ 5]
Leading up to the visit, theTrump administration set out to resolve the aftermath of thefall of the Assad regime , theGaza war hostage crisis , theRusso-Ukrainian war , andIran's nuclear program .[ 6] [ 7] Geographic Names Information System refer to thePersian Gulf as the "Arabian Gulf", increasing tensions withIran by reviving thePersian Gulf naming dispute ,[ 8] CNN .[ 9]
[ edit ] Trump in the arrival ceremony inRiyadh , Saudi Arabia, 2025 On May 12, Trump temporarily stopped atRAF Mildenhall inSuffolk to refuel before going toRiyadh .[ 10] Sean Hannity ofFox News .[ 11] Mohammed bin Salman the following day, where he repeated his calls to increase Saudi Arabia's investment in the United States fromUS$600 billion toUS$1 trillion;[ 12] gross domestic product for a year and exceeds thePublic Investment Fund 's assets.[ 13] US$142 billion[ 14] letter of intent to improve defense capabilities, amemorandum of understanding with theUnited States Department of Justice and on energy resources, cooperations on diseases, and agreements between theSaudi Space Agency andNASA and between thegovernment of Saudi Arabia and theNational Zoological Park to establish a dedicated exhibit for theArabian leopard .[ 15] King Salman , who did not appear during the Saudi visit, has largely receded from public view. In contrast to the2017 Riyadh summit , Mohammed greeted Trump atKing Khalid International Airport , rather than Salman.[ 16]
Trump's visit coincided with the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, an event that included the chief executives ofBlackstone ,Citigroup , andPalantir Technologies .[ 17] Nvidia andAMD announced that they would provide semiconductors to Humain, a Saudi artificial intelligence company, in aUS$10 billion project.[ 18] Elon Musk , an advisor to Trump, stated that the Saudi government had approved plans to useStarlink for aviation and maritime shipping and that he had shownOptimus robots to Trump and Mohammed.[ 19] Abraham Accords —drawing silence from the audience[ 20] Syria ,[ 21] Iran to negotiate overits nuclear program .[ 22] US$20 billion into U.S. energy infrastructure and data centers; in turn, American firms investedUS$2 billion into Saudi projects, includingKing Salman International Airport ,King Salman Park , andQiddiya . The announced deals amounted to approximatelyUS$283 billion in investments.[ 14] Diriyah after speaking at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum.[ 23]
Trump with Crown Prince of Saudi ArabiaMohammed bin Salman and President of SyriaAhmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, 2025 Prior to going toDoha , Trump met with Syrian presidentAhmed al-Sharaa , the first time that the leaders had met since a meeting was convened betweenBill Clinton andHafez al-Assad inGeneva in 2000,[ 24] [ 25] Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took part in the meeting.[ 26] Gulf Cooperation Council summit withTamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar,Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ofKuwait ,Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ofBahrain .Oman and theUnited Arab Emirates sent representatives,Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said andKhaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan respectively.[ 27] Gaza war that would lead to the goals set forth in theArab Peace Initiative .[ 28]
Trump and Qatar's EmirTamim bin Hamad Al Thani inLusail , Qatar, 2025 Trump arrived in Doha on May 14, where he met with Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[ 29] Qatar Airways signed an agreement to purchase as many as 210 planes fromBoeing ,[ 30] [ 31] US$243 billion in deals with Qatar, including aUS$1 billion defense agreement withRaytheon for Qatari counter-drone capabilities, aUS$2 billion contract withGeneral Atomics forMQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles, andUS$38 billion forAl Udeid Air Base .[ 32] [ 33] Iran–United States relations .[ 34] FIFA World Cup to the United States.[ 35] [ 36] Al Udeid Air Base .[ 37]
[ edit ] Trump arrived inAbu Dhabi on May 15, becoming the second serving U.S. president to visit the country.[ 38] Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque with Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan.[ 39] Order of Zayed , the country's highest civil decoration.[ 40] United States Department of Commerce announced a deal with the Emirates and Emirati artificial intelligence firmG42 to establish the largest data center for artificial intelligence outside of the United States in Abu Dhabi.[ 41] Abrahamic Family House the following day before returning to the United States.[ 42]
On May 16, Trump acknowledged thefamine in the Gaza Strip and promised to address the situation.[ 43]
Trump's visit toSaudi Arabia marked a "significant shift in U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East" in which the U.S. has no enemies, according toThe Washington Post [ 44] The New York Times [ 45] Qatar was also viewed amid changes to the country's global reputation, including hosting the2022 FIFA World Cup .[ 46]
Trump's decision to lift sanctions fromSyria was seen as critical to rebuilding the country.[ 47]
Trump and UAE PresidentMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, 2025 The visit came amid business deals with theTrump family , including Trump-branded residential towersin Dubai [ 48] Jeddah , a Trump-branded golf resort inQatar ,[ 49] MGX Fund Management Limited andWorld Liberty Financial ,[ 50] Public Investment Fund inJared Kushner 's ventures.[ 51] ABC News reported that Trump intended to accepta Boeing 747-8KB from theHouse of Thani , a move that posed ethical issues.[ 52] Republicans expressed national security concerns over the plane.[ 53]
Geopolitical response [ edit ] The2025 negotiations between the United States and Iran and Trump's lighter tone on Iran were praised byBahrain 'sHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ; followingan attack on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran in 2016, Bahrain severed diplomatic relations with Iran, though it has attempted to restore them.[ 54] Ali Khamenei condemned Trump's critical remarks about Iran during the visit, referring to him as a liar.[ 55] The New York Times ' sFarnaz Fassihi noted that the visit accentuated the belief that Iran has been economically held back.[ 56]
Celebrations inSyria were held following Trump's announcement that he would lift sanctions on the country.[ 57]
TheUnited States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party criticized a planned agreement to sell semiconductors to countries in the Middle East, viewing it as a potential vulnerability forChina to leverage.[ 58]
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RetrievedMay 13, 2025 .Hubbard, Ben (May 14, 2025)."Syrians Are Elated and Optimistic as Trump Vows to Lift Sanctions" .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 . Keller-Lynn, Carrie (May 13, 2025)."Trump Surprised and Sidelined Israel Ahead of Landmark Middle East Trip" .The Wall Street Journal . RetrievedMay 13, 2025 . Loveluck, Louisa; Zakaria, Zakaria (May 14, 2025)."Syrians rejoice after Trump pledge to lift crippling sanctions" .The Washington Post . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 . Naar, Ismaeel (May 13, 2025)."Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been absent so far from Trump state visit" .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 13, 2025 . Naar, Ismaeel (May 14, 2025)."King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain praised the continuing talks between the United States and Iran, saying the negotiations would "bolster stability and improve prosperity across the region." .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 . 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Nereim, Vivian (May 14, 2025)."Only three Gulf leaders have traveled to Riyadh to attend the summit with Trump: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar, Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmed Al Sabah of Kuwait and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain" .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 . Nereim, Vivian (May 14, 2025)."Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia said in opening remarks at the summit that the kingdom hoped for de-escalation across the region, including an end to the war in Gaza, with a "sustainable solution to the Palestinian cause" in line with the Arab Peace Initiative, which predicated diplomatic relations with Israel on the creation of a Palestinian state" .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 . Nereim, Vivian (May 14, 2025)."Trump's Pledge to the Middle East: No More 'Lectures on How to Live' .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 . Ravid, Barak (May 3, 2025)."Scoop: Trump to hold summit with Gulf leaders during Saudi Arabia trip" .Axios . RetrievedMay 13, 2025 .Ravid, Barak ; Basu, Zachary (May 14, 2025)."Trump tries to tackle four global crises all at once" .Axios . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 .Shahla, Arsalan (May 17, 2025)."Iran's Khamenei Brands Trump a Liar in Escalation of Rhetoric" .Bloomberg News . RetrievedMay 17, 2025 . Shear, Michael ; Rasgon, Adam;Panja, Tariq (May 14, 2025)."With Trump Visit, Qatar's Image Makeover Scores Another Success" .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 .Svitek, Patrick (May 14, 2025)."Trump appeals to Qatar for help with Iran tensions" .The Washington Post . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 . Swan, Jonathan ; Hubbard, Ben (May 13, 2025)."Trump will lift sanctions on Syria, meet with new president" .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 13, 2025 .Swanson, Ana (May 13, 2025)."As Trump begins his Gulf trip in Saudi Arabia, his plan to sign agreements that would sell large numbers of American-designed A.I. chips to countries in the Middle East is getting some blowback in Congress" .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 13, 2025 . Swanson, Ana (May 15, 2025)."The Trump administration just announced that it is working with the United Arab Emirates to establish the largest A.I. data center outside of the United States" .The New York Times . RetrievedMay 15, 2025 . Tucker, Brianna (May 13, 2025)."Sean Hannity interviewed President Donald Trump en route to Saudi Arabia, and that conversation will air on the Fox News host's show Tuesday at 9 p.m. Eastern time" .The Washington Post . RetrievedMay 13, 2025 . Tucker, Brianna (May 14, 2025)."Qatari leader holds ceremony to pass World Cup to Trump, U.S." The Washington Post . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 . 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