On May 13, 2025, Trump is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia.

 

US President Donald Trump is going to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in mid-May. White House spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt confirmed this information on Tuesday. Arab News reported.

She said that Trump will visit the three Middle Eastern countries from May 13 to 16.

Levitt said that President Trump will go to Rome on Friday to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. This will be his first foreign trip after taking office for a second term.

When Trump visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates next month, he will see a Middle East that is very different from the Middle East he saw during his first term in office eight years ago.

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have now eased significantly thanks to Chinese mediation. The civil war in Yemen is almost over. ISIS is no longer a powerful terrorist group in the region.

However, new challenges have also emerged over time.

Al Jazeera reported that the absence of Israel from the itinerary of the trip has sparked speculation among political analysts.

Israel, with the support of the United States, continues its devastating blockade and continuous bombing of the Palestinian Gaza Strip. Trump's plan to remove all Palestinians from Gaza has faced strong opposition from the Arab world.

At the same time, Washington has expressed concerns about the Arab League-backed reconstruction plan for the Palestinian territories. These differences are likely to be a key topic of discussion between Trump and the countries he will visit.

Economic relations are also likely to be discussed in the context of US tariffs and trade wars. Trump has long been trying to attract more investment into the US economy from wealthy Gulf countries.

Arab countries have already welcomed the dialogue between Tehran and Washington. But if the talks collapse within the next month, Trump may once again seek the support of Arab allies to apply all-out pressure on Iran.