President Donald Trump speaks at the GCC summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to detail the United States’ foreign policy in the Middle East.

President Donald J. Trump’s trip to the Middle East on May 13-16 comes on the heels of more than three months of whirlwind activity in US foreign policy where the region has been a higher priority than it was in the early months of the previous US administration.

It’s not just the “gesture” of a $400 million luxury plane that President Donald Trump says he’s smart to accept from Qatar. Or that he effectively auctioned off the first destination on his first major foreign trip,

The US president's foreign policy has been laid out unashamedly this week - it has been purely transactional - and in the Middle East it might just pay dividends. But might it work elsewhere, most of all to end Russia's war with Ukraine?

President Trump has always viewed the presidency as a worldwide hunt for deals. And there is no better place for that than the Gulf, where a few men wield absolute authority over vast wealth.

President Donald Trump is holding out Saudi Arabia as a model for a reimagined Middle East. He's using his first major foreign trip of his term to emphasize the promise of economic prosperity over instability in a region that is reeling from multiple wars.

REUTERS Along with investments, the president may also bring up other foreign policy topics like ... prosperous and successful Middle East, where the United States and Middle Eastern nations ...

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In a historic move, President Donald Trump announced the lifting of all U.S. sanctions on Syria during his visit to Riyadh, marking a significant shift in Middle East policy.