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Qatar is not, in my opinion, a great ally. I mean, they support Hamas. So, what I'm worried about is the safety of the president,
Scott told reporters on Tuesday
I'm just thinking, we have a president of the United States doing the selling,
Trump said, taking a swipe at former President Joe Biden
This time around, Trump is looking for a historic breakthrough with Iran on the nuclear talks and also dreams of getting a Nobel Prize if he gets that Iran deal or expands the Abraham Accords to include a Saudi-Israeli normalization accord,
Katulis saidThe key thing to watch is what comes next in the region and what big steps his administration takes,
said Brian Katulis, a senior fellow at the Middle East InstituteUnexpected surprises and events have a way of knocking U.S. administrations off balance,
Katulis said
We have to meet. He and I will meet. I think we'll solve it, or maybe not."
On Friday, asked about future opportunities for face-to-face diplomacy between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump respondedSaudi may not have gotten their formalized security agreement, but there was a lot of talk around it… So this may have been, rather than the culmination of the process, the continuation of the conversation,
Esfandiary said
Much like the other two countries, it (Trump’s visit) was a win,
Esfandiary saidInvesting in AI, which has been the focus of President Trump’s trip, really cements the UAE as a major player in this space,
Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the Chatham House think tank in London, told CNN’s Becky Anderson, adding
We are going to protect this country,
Trump said at a business roundtable, noting how close Qatar is to IranThey signed a lot of deals, they got a lot of headlines,
she addedThey wanted to show that they were back in terms of being in America’s graces,
she said,Why would we buy an influence in the United States?”
he saidFor this country in particular, because you’re right next door, you’re a stone’s throw away, not even, right? You’re a foot away. You can walk right into Iran,
he saidA lot of people are starving on Gaza, so we have to look at both sides,
he said, while expressing hope for positive developments within a month
They have a proposal. More importantly, they know they have to move quickly or something bad is going to happen.” ... We’re in very serious negotiations with Iran for long-term peace.”
Speaking aboard Air Force One after leaving the UAE, he said ... The day before, Trump indicated thatWe’re looking at Gaza.”
Speaking to reporters at a business forum in Abu Dhabi on the final day of his trip to the Middle East, Trump said
Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE,
Trump posted on his social media site during his Middle East swingIt’s absolute support for absolute monarchy,
said Saudi exile Abdullah AlaoudhThe days of economic misery under the last administration are rapidly giving way to the greatest economy in the history of the world.”
Trump also went overboard in running down the economic record of his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, at one point declaring