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I've admired Trump's foreign policy for the most part.

Trump says US to lift Syria sanctions, secures $600 billion Saudi deal
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RIYADH (Reuters) -President Donald Trump kicked off his trip to the Gulf on Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the United States will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria, and a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to invest in the U.SThe U.S. agreed to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142 billion, according to the White House which called it the largest "defense cooperation agreement" Washington has ever done.Speaking at an investment forum in Riyadh at the start of a deals-focused trip that also brought a flurry of diplomacy, Trump said he was acting on a request to scrap the sanctions by Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Prince Mohammed bin Salman."Oh what I do for the crown prince," Trump said, drawing laughs from the audience. He said the sanctions had served an important function but that it was now time for the country to move forward.

Several U.S. business leaders attended the event, including Elon Musk, the Tesla chief who has led a government-downsizing effort for Trump in Washington; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman; BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman. (Elon said Star Link is coming to Saudi Arabia -Punch)

 NO VISIT TO ISRAEL, WARNING TO IRAN
Trump has not scheduled a stop in Israel, raising questions about where the close ally stands in Washington's priorities as Trump presses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a new ceasefire deal in the 19-month-old Gaza war. Israel's military operations against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and its assassinations of the two Iran-allied groups' leaders, have at the same time given Trump more leverage by weakening Tehran and its regional allies.Trump said it was his "fervent hope" that Saudi Arabia would soon normalize relations with Israel, following other Arab states that did so during his first 2017-2021 term. "But you'll do it in your own time," he said.Netanyahu's opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state makes progress with the Saudis unlikely, sources told Reuters. Trump on Tuesday called Iran "the most destructive force" in the Middle East and warned that the U.S. will never allow it to obtain a nuclear weapon. He said he was willing to strike a new deal with the Islamic Republic but only if its leaders changed course. "I want to make a deal with Iran," he said. "But if Iran's leadership rejects this olive branch... we will have no choice but to inflict massive maximum pressure."
 
 

Punch » 52 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

52 minutes ago

"I want to make a deal with Iran," he said. "But if Iran's leadership rejects this olive branch... we will have no choice but to inflict massive maximum pressure."

I hope they reject the olive branch.
 

Punch » 58 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

58 minutes ago

I've admired Trump's foreign policy for the most part.

Trump says US to lift Syria sanctions, secures $600 billion Saudi deal
(Full article at above link)

RIYADH (Reuters) -President Donald Trump kicked off his trip to the Gulf on Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the United States will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria, and a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to invest in the U.SThe U.S. agreed to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142 billion, according to the White House which called it the largest "defense cooperation agreement" Washington has ever done.Speaking at an investment forum in Riyadh at the start of a deals-focused trip that also brought a flurry of diplomacy, Trump said he was acting on a request to scrap the sanctions by Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Prince Mohammed bin Salman."Oh what I do for the crown prince," Trump said, drawing laughs from the audience. He said the sanctions had served an important function but that it was now time for the country to move forward.

Several U.S. business leaders attended the event, including Elon Musk, the Tesla chief who has led a government-downsizing effort for Trump in Washington; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman; BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman. (Elon said Star Link is coming to Saudi Arabia -Punch)

 NO VISIT TO ISRAEL, WARNING TO IRAN
Trump has not scheduled a stop in Israel, raising questions about where the close ally stands in Washington's priorities as Trump presses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a new ceasefire deal in the 19-month-old Gaza war. Israel's military operations against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and its assassinations of the two Iran-allied groups' leaders, have at the same time given Trump more leverage by weakening Tehran and its regional allies.Trump said it was his "fervent hope" that Saudi Arabia would soon normalize relations with Israel, following other Arab states that did so during his first 2017-2021 term. "But you'll do it in your own time," he said.Netanyahu's opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state makes progress with the Saudis unlikely, sources told Reuters. Trump on Tuesday called Iran "the most destructive force" in the Middle East and warned that the U.S. will never allow it to obtain a nuclear weapon. He said he was willing to strike a new deal with the Islamic Republic but only if its leaders changed course. "I want to make a deal with Iran," he said. "But if Iran's leadership rejects this olive branch... we will have no choice but to inflict massive maximum pressure."

one day after qatar gave trump a 400 million dollar jet.

what took him so long.      
 

MR-7 » 48 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

48 minutes ago

I hope they reject the olive branch.

Regime change.

Punch » Yesterday, 6:38 pm » wrote: ↑

Yesterday, 6:38 pm

Regime change.

nope