President Donald Trump, basking in the glow of an effusively warm welcome in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, laid out a vision of a new age of cooperation in the Middle East — praising countries in the r

President Donald J. Trump’s trip to the Middle East on May 13-16 comes on the heels of more than three months of whirlwind activity in US foreign policy where the region has been a higher priority than it was in the early months of the previous US administration.

Trump skirted the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, bypassed Israel and offered no new initiatives on Iran’s nuclear program.

President Trump is wrapping a whirlwind trip to the Middle East — complete with a flurry of proposed investment deals, controversial gifts and a major shift in US-Syria policy. On today’s Big Take podcast,

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington is troubled by the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Previously, the US had restrictions on delivering advanced technology to the region as part of broader controls on the spread of US AI-related tech.

In a historic move, President Donald Trump announced the lifting of all U.S. sanctions on Syria during his visit to Riyadh, marking a significant shift in Middle East policy.