The Abraham Accords, which normalised relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain were one of the top diplomatic accomplishments of the first Trump presidency, and it will be celebrated when the US president visits Abu Dhabi later this week.
But hopes of expanding that breakthrough to other Arab nations – most notably Saudi Arabia – appear slim until the war in Gaza is resolved.
Instead, Trump is looking for new economic agreements – although the lines between national and personal deal-making in this administration can be blurred.
During his visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE, Trump will push to fully open the spigots of Arab investment into the US.
His visit to Doha could overshadowed by the proposed $400m gift of a Qatari Boeing 747 to be used as a new presidential plane, and Trump’s private company has a new cryptocurrency deal with Abu Dhabi investors that could raise eyebrows during his UAE stop.
Source: BBC