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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman volition beryllium astatine the White House connected November 18, 2025, for an authoritative moving sojourn with U.S. President Donald Trump, a White House authoritative said connected Monday (November 3, 2025).
The sojourn comes arsenic Mr. Trump pushes Saudi Arabia to articulation the database of nations that person joined the Abraham Accords. In 2020, Mr. Trump reached deals with United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco to normalize relations with Israel.
The Saudis person been hesitant to articulation successful the lack of steps toward Palestinian statehood.
Mr. Trump told CBS’ “60 Minutes” in an interrogation broadcast connected Sunday (November 2) that helium believed the Saudis would yet articulation the accords.
Mr. Trump and Prince bin Salman whitethorn besides sermon a U.S.-Saudi defence agreement. The Financial Times reported 2 weeks agone that determination were hopes the 2 countries could motion specified an statement during Prince bin Salman’s visit.
A elder Trump medication authoritative told Reuters that “there are discussions astir signing thing erstwhile the crown prince comes, but details are successful flux.”
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The Saudis person sought ceremonial U.S. guarantees to support the kingdom arsenic good arsenic entree to much precocious U.S. weaponry.
Saudi Arabia is 1 of the largest customers for U.S. arms, and the 2 countries person maintained beardown ties for decades based connected an statement successful which the kingdom delivers lipid and Washington provides security.
During Mr. Trump’s sojourn to Riyadh successful May, the United States agreed to merchantability Saudi Arabia an arms bundle worthy astir $142 billion.
