The United States and Saudi Arabia have finalized a record-breaking $142bn arms deal, marking the largest defense sales agreement ever, coinciding with President Trump's diplomatic visit to the Gulf. During this trip, Trump is set to hold an unprecedented meeting with Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, which is seen as a potential pivot for US-Syria relations. In exchange for lifting sanctions on Syria, Sharaa has offered various incentives, including reconstruction contracts and oil access. The visit also underscores business deals, with Saudi pledging $600bn in US investments, significantly enhancing bilateral ties.
The informal meeting will be the first face-to-face meeting between a US president and a Syrian leader since 2000, when Bill Clinton met with the late leader Hafez al-Assad in Geneva.
I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness, Trump said.
This is amazing, it worked, said Radwan Ziadeh, a Syrian writer and activist who is close to the Syrian president.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed pledged to invest $600bn in the United States during a lunch with Trump, including $20bn in artificial intelligence data centres.
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