Overview

• President Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president in nearly 30 years to visit the United Arab Emirates, marking a key moment in U.S.-Gulf relations.
• The U.S. State Department announced a $1.4 billion arms sale to the UAE, including CH-47 Chinook helicopters and F-16 fighter jet parts.
• The UAE's preliminary agreement to import 500,000 NVIDIA AI chips annually signals a shift in U.S. export policy to support Gulf AI infrastructure.
• Qatar pledged $10 billion to upgrade the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base, the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East, and signed $42 billion in defense purchases.
• Trump's Gulf tour also featured Saudi Arabia's $600 billion investment commitment and the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria, with efforts to encourage Arab-Israeli ties.