The US President’s visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were marked by lavish receptions and announcements of multi-billion pound deals and investments.
In the wake of the attacks, Trump told reporters in Abu Dhabi: “We’re looking at Gaza. We’re going to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving.”
Here, The i Paper takes a look at the lucrative deals reached between the US and Gulf states, as well as Trump’s approach to achieving “peace through prosperity“.
Speaking in Riyadh, Trump also announced he will lift US sanctions against Syria, saying it was now time for the country to move forward with “a chance at greatness”.
Qatar also pledged to invest $10bn (£7.5bn) in a US military facility south-west of Doha.
After Trump’s meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the White House announced a $14.5bn (£10.9bn) commitment from Etihad Airways to invest in 28 Boeing aircraft powered by engines made by GE Aerospace.
Trump and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince during a business dialogue forum in Abu Dhabi (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP)The US Commerce Department announced the two countries have agreed to set up a “US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership”, which will reportedly give the Gulf country more access to advanced chip technology.
Could Trump achieve ‘peace through prosperity’?
Neil Quilliam, associate fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme, said: “No one really wants to rain on the ‘peace through prosperity’ parade, especially in the Middle East, a region subjected to so many wars and conflicts for so many decades.”
“None of those conflicts received much attention during the US President’s visit to the Gulf – the peace and prosperity bandwagon simply rolled on by. Therefore, the region will continue to experience and suffer from conflict and its effects will be felt by all countries”.
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He added: “Peace requires a political process and whilst economic growth and prosperity can undergird a process, they cannot replace it.
“However, it will take time to lift sanctions, as the process of removing legislative sanctions can be slow and laborious and, in the meantime, Israel will continue to impinge upon Syrian sovereignty and strike against targets inside the country.
A senior Hamas official told Sky News the militant group is in direct talks with the United States over peace in Gaza, adding that he believes Trump can help broker a deal.
The militant group is calling for “a prisoner exchange, total withdrawal of Israeli forces, allowing all the aid to get into Gaza and rebuilding of [the] Gaza Strip without forceful immigration”, he added.
“Hence, other countries, particularly Israel, might continue to feel threatened by Iran’s regional policies and this could be a potential source of instability and conflict in the region, again depending on Israel’s perceptions and calculations regarding the threat posed by Iran.”
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