{"id":5737,"date":"2025-05-24T12:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T12:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/?p=5737"},"modified":"2025-05-24T12:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T12:51:35","slug":"trumps-west-asiatour-arabs-in-israel-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/?p=5737","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s West AsiaTour: Arabs In, Israel Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"5737\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;79&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Everywhere Trump looks across the region, he sees opportunities for progress and deals that can be made in America\u2019s interests and might even someday bring him that Nobel Peace Prize he covets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ummid.com\/news\/2025\/may\/19-05-2025\/trumps-west-asi-tour-arabs-In-israel-out.html\n\">https:\/\/ummid.com\/news\/2025\/may\/19-05-2025\/trumps-west-asi-tour-arabs-In-israel-out.html<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarionindia.net\/donald-trumps-middle-east-tour-arabs-in-israel-out\/\">https:\/\/clarionindia.net\/donald-trumps-middle-east-tour-arabs-in-israel-out\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The President of the United States, Donald Trump, arrived in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on the first leg of his West Asian tour, last week. He also visited Qatar and the UAE during the tour, ignoring Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ummid.com\/news\/2025\/may\/12-05-2025\/speculations-rife-as-trump-visits-saudi-arabia-uae-and-qatar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>During the visit<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;he also met with Syria\u2019s President, a former Al Qaeda leader, Al Shara. Overall, the visit was not just foreign policy and bilateral relations but an exercise to boost the financial fortunes of the Trump family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Believe it or not, Trump has pulled another of his maverickian tricks, which his opponents are describing it as naked corruption, in full public glare. This times it relates to his west Asian tour, during which he visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE &#8211; all extraordinarily wealthy nations, making them ideal partners for Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each sought to outshine the others in currying favour with him. Saudi Arabia pledged a staggering $1 trillion in US investments, having already signed deals worth $600 billion with Trump. Not to be outdone, Qatar gifted Trump a $400 million jet &#8211; a controversial move that, despite widespread criticism, appears set to be accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three countries possess vast reserves of oil and gas. More importantly, they are actively working to harness these resources to achieve long-term economic diversification. They are steering away from war, which they see, as Trump does, as a poison to economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their foreign policies are based on tactical and strategic interests, rather than ideological underpinnings. For them, it matters little whether those interests are aligned with the United States, China, or Russia. They have also become active players in global and regional crisis mediation also, particularly Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Trump has never shied away from dealing with authoritarian leaders &#8211; indeed, he seems quite at ease among them. In the past, he met with figures that previous US presidents treated as pariahs. This time, he met with Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria\u2019s new ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, Democrats have generally been less willing to overlook human rights abuses in favour of realpolitik. Their relatively greater emphasis on democracy and human rights in foreign policy has diminished the importance of these Gulf monarchies in their eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, both Trump and the Democrats use the Gulf states\u2019 disinterest in democracy and human rights as leverages in their favour. Trump, in particular, quite explicitly. Just a month ago, he publicly stated that his visit to Saudi Arabia would be contingent on the kingdom committing to $1 trillion in investments in the US &#8211; a demand the Saudis accepted, paving the way for his high-profile visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has repeatedly stated that only countries that are profitable for the United States can remain its allies. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates fall under this category. However, this time around, Israeli security does not appear to be a central item on Trump\u2019s travel agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Trump\u2019s delegation was notably absent of prominent pro-Israel lobbyists. Instead, it featured high-profile billionaires and business magnates whose focus is expanding commercial ties with Arab nations and attracting hundreds of billions of dollars in Arab investment to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This focus may dilute Israel\u2019s security and its importance, as Israel views its safety rooted in the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the dismantling of the so-called \u201cAxis of Resistance.\u201d Trump\u2019s push for economic engagement and investment-driven diplomacy does not align with Israel\u2019s more militarised priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Trump made numerous actions in his first term that pleased Netanyahu and the right wing in Israel, this time around, he is acting in ways that have startled and displeased the Israeli leader and his associates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Had Trump chosen to visit Israel first and emphasised his unwavering support for its war on Hamas, Riyadh and other Arab capitals might have responded with displeasure, possibly undermining the enthusiastic reception he received and dampening prospects for economic cooperation and US-bound investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump may also be using his visible shift toward Arab capitals and his lack of focus on Israel as a form of strategic pressure. By signalling to Tel Aviv that its position is not guaranteed, he may be attempting to coax Israeli leaders toward a ceasefire in Gaza. This would allow Trump to frame any cessation of hostilities as a direct outcome of his regional diplomacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yemen is another place where clear divisions between US and Israeli interests are apparent. Last week, President Trump announced, again to the surprise of many, and again without Israel\u2019s knowledge, that the US had struck a separate ceasefire agreement with the Houthis in Yemen, brokered by his ME envoy, Witkoff through Omani mediation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump, the businessman turned president, seems to have decided that a Syria open for global investment and growth is better than one constantly subject to Israeli domination. Netanyahu is not going to be thrilled with this decision either. Nor will Netanyahu, who has long championed the use of American power to reshape the Middle East, be happy to hear Trump lambaste neo-conservatives, nation-builders, and interventionists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democratic Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut, described Trump\u2019s ME Tour as a public corruption tour. Giving out details of Trump\u2019s financial gains in the Senate, Senator Murphy said that for Qatar it is a $400 million luxury plane, a personal gift to the US president not to the American government. Trump organisation recently signed a $5.5 billion-dollar real estate deal between Dar Global (a Trump company) and Qatar Sovereign Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Saudi Arabia the figure is much bigger, during his first term his son-in-law Jared Kushner created a $200 billion private equity fund, funded by Saudi Sovereign Fund.Objections to it raised by the fund\u2019s board were waived off by the Saudi crown prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within three weeks of his second term Trump convened a meeting with the head of the Saudi Sovereign Fund, not to discuss the matters of state but to negotiate a deal between PGA and Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour for trying to bring the PGA tournament to the Trump\u2019s golf courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump organisation is also partnering with a Saudi firm on a $1 billion Trump-branded hotel and tower in Dubai. Anybody investing in this investment stands to get a Ten-years Golden Visa to the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For UAE the prize is somewhere to the north of $2 billion. Last week Eric Trump and World Liberty Financial\u2019 s Zach Whitcoff announced in Dubai, that MGX \u2013 a firm backed by the Emirati government to invest $2 billion, in a company run by the president\u2019s son and son of the US ME envoy. And the firm\u2019s StableCoin became the fifth most stable coin in the world because of the Emirati investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everywhere Trump looks across the region, he sees opportunities for progress and deals that can be made in America\u2019s interests\u2014and might even someday bring him that Nobel Peace Prize he covets. And mind you, the way he steers his every campaign, this one too he might win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"5737\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;79&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;79&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today Everywhere Trump looks across the region, he sees opportunities for progress and deals that can be made in America\u2019s interests and might even someday bring him that Nobel Peace Prize he covets. https:\/\/ummid.com\/news\/2025\/may\/19-05-2025\/trumps-west-asi-tour-arabs-In-israel-out.html https:\/\/clarionindia.net\/donald-trumps-middle-east-tour-arabs-in-israel-out\/ The President of the United States, Donald Trump, arrived in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[83,181],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5737"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5738,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5737\/revisions\/5738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}