Trump signed plenty of contracts in the Middle East, but he’s no closer to the two ‘deals’ he really wants
- Written by Shahram Akbarzadeh, Director, Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), Deakin University
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Arab states in the Middle East this week generated plenty of multibillion-dollar deals. He said more than US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion) worth of deals had been signed with Saudi Arabia alone, though the real total is likely much lower than that.
Qatar also placed an order for 210 Boeing aircraft, a deal...
