16.05.2025 17:03
U.S. President Donald Trump is returning to his country after making trillions of dollars worth of arms sales and investment agreements during his Middle East tour. Trump signed agreements worth $600 billion with Saudi Arabia, $1.2 trillion with Qatar, and $1.4 trillion with the United Arab Emirates.
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US President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from May 13-16 as part of a Middle East tour closely watched by the world.
RETURNING WITH DEALS EXCEEDING 3 TRILLION DOLLARS
During Trump's visit, which transitioned from business to politics, investment, arms, and defense agreements were the top agenda items. Trump returned to his country with agreements worth approximately 3.2 trillion dollars after his three-day visit.
NO MESSAGE REGARDING GAZA
Despite Trump's regional visit, no positive news has yet emerged from the negotiations for a ceasefire and mutual prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, held in Doha, Qatar. Contrary to expectations, no message regarding a ceasefire in Gaza came out during Trump's visit.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE SUMMIT IN ISTANBUL WAS ALSO ON THE AGENDA
Throughout Trump's visit, messages he would give regarding the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine hosted by Turkey in Istanbul and the possibility of visiting Turkey were closely followed. Trump emphasized that they are working to end the Russia-Ukraine war and that he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the earliest appropriate time.
600 BILLION DOLLARS FROM SAUDI ARABIA
Trump was welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, which was his first stop. Throughout his visit, Trump spoke highly of Bin Salman, stating that their relationship is "wonderful."
During this visit, agreements worth approximately 600 billion dollars were signed between the two countries on topics such as arms purchases, energy cooperation, and training of the Saudi military. There were no statements or developments regarding Saudi Arabia's request to initiate a nuclear program.
LIFTING SANCTIONS ON SYRIA, PRAISING SHARA
In Riyadh, Trump stated that he would lift US sanctions on Syria at the request of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Bin Salman, and he met face-to-face with the new President Ahmed Shara, who came to power after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Notably, Erdoğan participated in this meeting with Shara via phone.
Trump's remarks about Shara, whom the US had previously placed a 10 million dollar bounty on during the Syrian revolution, stood out: "He is a young, charismatic, strong person, and he needs to be, he has a difficult past, a warrior."
QATAR TO INVEST 10 BILLION DOLLARS TO DEVELOP AMERICAN AIR BASE AL-UDAYD
In Qatar, the second country Trump visited during his Middle East tour, an investment agreement worth 1.2 trillion dollars was signed between the two countries. A statement from the White House indicated that the agreements signed in various fields such as defense, aviation, and energy reflect Trump's intention to accelerate defense investments between the two countries.
Trump announced that Qatar would make a military purchase of 42 billion dollars from the US and invest 10 billion dollars to develop the American air base Al-Udeid. Notably, an agreement worth over 243.5 billion dollars was signed between the US and Qatar, which includes the sale of Boeing and GE Aerospace engines to Qatar Airways.
Additionally, Qatar gifted President Trump a Boeing 747-8 aircraft valued at approximately 400 million dollars, which the American press referred to as the "flying palace."
RECORD VALUE OF 1.2 TRILLION DOLLARS FROM UAE
The last stop of Trump's visit was the UAE. Trump was welcomed in a grand manner by President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, just like in his other stops, and he returned from there with agreements worth approximately 1.4 trillion dollars. An agreement was signed between the UAE and the US, which includes a 10-year investment commitment worth 1.4 trillion dollars covering many areas such as defense industry, energy, and artificial intelligence.
After his meetings there, Trump set off to return to his country.
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