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The National Interest on MSNTrump’s Middle East Visit Marks an Uptick in U.S-Saudi RelationsPresident Donald Trump is visiting the Middle East this week—landing in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to kick off the first foreign trip of his second term. During his visit to Saudi Arabia, Trump announced a lift of sanctions on Syria,
Saudi Arabia and Turkey's leaders played a key role in convincing Trump to lift sanctions on Syria and meet with al-Sharaa.
U.S. President Donald Trump, whose family has major business interests in the Gulf countries he is visiting this week, said there was no talk of building a Trump Tower in Syria or golf during his meetings in Saudi Arabia that ended on Wednesday.
Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and attended a US-Saudi investment forum along with Elon Musk and other top CEOs.
Trump is in Saudi Arabia leading a large delegation of top officials from his administration and leaders in the business world.
President Donald Trump praised Saudi Arabia's prince during a meeting on Tuesday, years after a U.S. intelligence report stated that the prince ordered a journalist's death.
Global political and business leaders gathered in Riyadh on Tuesday for the Saudi Arabia Investment Forum. President Donald Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy were among the attendees,