Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia
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The United States agreed on Tuesday to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142 billion, according to a White House fact sheet that called it "the largest defense cooperation agreement" Washington has ever done.
Trump pitched Saudi Arabia as the key to building peace and prosperity in the Middle East, contrasting the kingdom with the nuclear intransigence of Iran.
As President Donald Trump tours the Middle East, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed a historic $142 billion arms deal that according to the White House was the largest defense sales agreement in history.
US President Donald Trump has signed a strategic economic agreement with Saudi Arabia and announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the start of a tour of Gulf states aimed at drumming up trillions of dollars in investments.
Donald Trump signed a multi-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia on his first day part of a tour of the Middle East. The deal, signed on Tuesday afternoon, was hailed the "largest defence sales agreement in history" by the White House.
US President Donald Trump has said the US has "no stronger partner" than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip.
Trump is in Saudi Arabia leading a large delegation of top officials from his administration and leaders in the business world.
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