Trump deals with a weapon deal of 142 billion

US President Donald Trump said the US had no “stronger partner” than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip – a whirlwind visit to the Gulf countries, focused mainly on the reduction of investment.

The first day of the tour saw that the two countries were announcing a $ 142 billion weapons deal ($ 107 billion), as well as other investments that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia said it could eventually cost $ 1TN.

Trump also made Saudi Arabia the first foreign stop in his first term, in 2017 the rest of his trip will include stops in Qatar and the UAE.

Talking for nearly an hour in Riyadh, Trump also announced that the United States would raise sanctions against Syria to give the country a “chance of greatness”.

Trump’s arrival in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday was greeted with a grand intake, including lavender -colored carpet, unfolded to greet him. He had even chosen a purple tie to compare it.

Riyadh replaced red carpets for lavender in 2021, saying that it was a symbol of the desert wild flowers of the kingdom and generosity.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Trump on the asphalt and provided an honorary security to Arab horses to accompany his presidential limousine.

In speech later, Trump said, “I like him very much.”

The pompousness and the ceremony were a drastic change from the muffled reception for former US President Joe Biden, who declared Saudi Arabia a “Paria” after killing a dissident journalist before traveling to the Petrol -rich kingdom to seek their help to reduce gas prices.

Trump flew to the Gulf to conclude financial transactions and argue in his speech that through this type of trade and economic development, the Middle East will exceed violence and division.

In his remarks at the investment forum, Trump praises the US-Saudi relations as “more powerful than ever.”

“From the moment we started, we saw a wealth that had poured – and poured into America,” he said.

Trump is trying to court foreign investors in the United States to strengthen the US economy, a key focus of his administration in almost four months of his second term.

“I like it too much,” Trump told the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the ruler of De-Facacto Mohammed bin Salman. “That’s why we give so much.”

Underesting with his commitment to making deals, Trump has joined the billionaire Alion Elon Musk and other business leaders at a lavish lunch.

During his address, Trump said it was his “dream” to join Saudi Arabia, to join the Abraham agreements, a deal brokered in his first administration, which saw relations between Israel and some Persian Gulf countries, normalized for the first time.

But his good friend Mohammed bin Salman made it clear that it would not happen until there was no constant end of the war in Gaza and a clear path to the Palestinian statehood.

There is a restriction on what this friendship can deliver.

Trump only briefly turned to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

He told the attendees that the Gaza people deserved a “better future”, which was restrained by Hamas, choosing “to abduct, torture and goal” for “political purposes” – a reference to the attack on October 7, 2023 against Israel.

Trump also announced that he was raising sanctions on Syria to improve the country’s new government, a move he proposed was asked by Mohammed bin Salman.

“Oh, what do I do for the Crown Prince,” the US leader said.

US sanctions on Syria have been for more than a decade, which aimed to put pressure and economic pain against the dictatorship of former President Bashar al -Assad, which was removed in December.

Syria has since chose a new transitional presidentCreating an opening for renewed efforts to diplomacy in the United States.

Trump was expected to meet with Syrian President Ahmed al -Sharaa on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia.

From Saudi Arabia, Trump will head to both Qatar and the UAE, who is already committed to investing 1.4TN in the United States over the next decade.