Trump in the Middle East: investments, end of Syria sanctions and a potential Iran deal

The US president, Donald Trump, secured hundreds of billions of dollars in investments while visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this week. He also announced the end of US sanctions on Syria, which have been in place since 1979. However, the trip was overshadowed by criticism after Qatar offered to give the US Department of Defense a $400m Boeing 747-8 before the visit, prompting accusations of bribery ‘Very disturbing’: Trump receipt of overseas gifts unprecedented, experts warn Trump acknowledges starvation in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes kill more than 100 What Donald Trump did this week should terrify Benjamin Netanyahu. This is why