Trump on money mission: huge deals in Saudi Arabia and Gulf States!

Trump on money mission: huge deals in Saudi Arabia and Gulf States!

Riad, Saudi-Arabien - On May 13, 2025, US President Donald Trump chose Saudi Arabia as the goal of his first trip abroad after his election. Saudi Arabia is seen as a strategic partner for the USA. The common focus is on securing large business deals and investments that Trump wants to generate in the USA.

Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has already assured investments of $ 600 billion in the United States. Trump is aiming to complete deals worth one trillion US dollar during his trip. In addition to Saudi Arabia, he will also visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The trip is embedded in a geopolitical scene, which is particularly shaped by the Gaza War and the weakening of Iran, as is also noted by the Zeit

reception and military honor

When he arrived in Riad, Trump was welcomed with military honor. Such ceremonies are of great importance for the rulers in the region. The golf states are very relying on the military assistance and economic security that they hope for from the United States. During his trip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an offensive against Hamas in Gaza, which exerts additional pressure on the situation in the Middle East.

Middle East expert Daniel Gerlach comments on Trump's foreign policy and emphasizes that the US President primarily has financial transactions and personal profits in mind. Although Trump has "basic sympathy for Israel", there are tensions between him and Netanyahu.

Financial ambitions and personal interests

Trump is accompanied by a high -ranking business delegation on his journey. Leading heads from companies such as Tesla, Amazon, Openai, Google and Boeing are part of this group. This presence underpins the intented economic interests that Trump follows. The golf states, on the other hand, strive for armaments and support in the high -tech sector as well as in the energy sector.

The question of what role personal interests of Trump play in this trip is not unfounded. Possible Qatar gifts, such as a luxurious plane, are criticized because they may be a mixing of politics and business. But the US Ministry of Justice sees no signs of inadmissible bribery in this process.

Trump's hopes of closing peace between Vladimir Putin and the Middle East seem to be unrealistic. At the same time, the normalization process of relationships with Israel with Saudi Arabia remains complicated, especially in view of the lack of perspective for a Palestinian state. Despite these challenges, the focus of the trip remains clear: to secure great economic deals, but the benefits of which remain unclear-whether for the USA, the Middle East or only for Trump itself, as well as ZDF is.