Nonilex<p>In <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mideast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mideast</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> plans to focus on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> deals, not <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a><br>Trump leaves Monday for a 4-day trip to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Qatar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Qatar</span></a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAE</span></a>, a mission that is expected to focus heavily on business deals & new investments from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a>-rich region.
The swing through deep-pocketed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> monarchies, Trump’s first major international travel of his 2nd term, is a marker of Trump’s priorities & another sign of his intention to de-emphasize the traditional <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/11/trump-mideast-trip/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/05/11/trump-mideast-trip/</span></a></p>