Trump to visit Middle East this week for summit with Gulf leaders

We will be doing it at some point, but not for this trip.”

Sources

There is so much techno-geek stuff to see, or you can simply sit back and think ‘How cool,

he said

Last time they put up $450 billion,

he said at the time

So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane,

the president wrote

The UAE that you will visit, Mr. President, is keen on its strategic relationship with your country. While the relationship with the United States remains vital and holds a special priority, the Emirates of the 21st century — as much as they are an Arab and Middle Eastern state turning eastward — are also keen to strengthen their Asian identity and to develop their relations with rising Asian powers such as China, India, and Japan."

Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, professor of political science wrote in the Emirati Al-Ain News

Strategic gaps left by the US were quickly filled by competitors. And make no mistake, there will be billions of dollars of deals signed during this visit — but not because Saudi Arabia has spare change to throw around. These agreements are being forged because a country the size of Western Europe, with one of the top 20 economies in the world, is diversifying, modernizing, and building for the future."

Faisal J. Abbas is the editor in chief of the Saudi-owned Arab News wrote Sunday

Crucially, if Saudi Arabia normalizes relations with Israel, then most of the rest of the Arab countries will follow suit. Saudi Arabia is well placed to consolidate its place at the helm of a changing Arab world. This is the moment for the US to combine efforts with the Kingdom to achieve a long-lasting geopolitical breakthrough."

Lina Khatib, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House wrote

Despite the tensions, Israeli officials insist behind-the-scenes coordination with the Trump administration remains close, with no real policy rift.”

According to an article published by the Israeli outlet Ynetnews

This is his happy place. His hosts will be generous and hospitable. They’ll be keen to make deals,

said Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

Nothing good can come out of a visit to Israel at the moment,

a US official told the Axios news website

As a result of these activity cuts, it is likely that U.S. onshore oil production has peaked and will begin to decline this quarter,

Diamondback Chief Executive Travis Stice said in a letter the company published Monday

It is conceivable that in a desert tent over dinner the two leaders would discuss the direction of global energy affairs,

said Derentz, who was an energy and national security official under the first Trump and Biden administrations

If there was any confusion as to which he prefers, there’s none any more,

McNally said

Although the magnitude of a potential economic and oil demand downturn is as uncertain as the future course of U.S. tariffs, the impact will be negative,

Jim Burkhard, S&P’s global head of crude oil research, said in a statement announcing the report

The goal here is for everyone to build bridges,

said one person familiar with the trip planning who was granted anonymity to discuss planning

Gasoline just broke $1.98 a Gallon, ... lowest in years, groceries (and eggs!) down, energy down, mortgage rates down, employment strong, and much more good news, as Billions of Dollars pour in from Tariffs.”

he posted on Truth Social early this month

If the Gaza war did not put an end to that, nothing will,

said Emirati analyst Abdulkhaleq Abdulla

Karoline Leavittpress secretary

Eight years ago, President Trump’s first trip was to this same region of the world, where he introduced his bold peace-through-strength foreign policy strategy. On that trip, the president laid out his goal of eradicating terrorism and extremism in the region, which he successfully accomplished over the course of his administration with the total defeat of ISIS and the historic signing of the Abraham Accords,

Leavitt told the media on Friday

Many things discussed, much agreed to. A total reset negotiated in a friendly, but constructive, manner. We want to see, for the good of both China and the U.S., an opening up of China to American business. GREAT PROGRESS MADE!!!

he posted on Truth Social on Saturday

We're going to have a very, very big announcement to make, like as big as it gets,

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday