Overview
- The White House meeting is scheduled for November 18, according to reports citing sources familiar with the plans.
- Officials are preparing a signing event during the visit, though the details of any agreement remain in flux.
- Discussions are expected to focus on military cooperation, intelligence sharing, and follow-through on understandings reached during Trump’s May Middle East trip.
- Riyadh is seeking U.S. security guarantees similar to those in the newly concluded U.S.–Qatar defense pact.
- The trip would be Mohammed bin Salman’s first Washington visit of Trump’s second term and his first White House stop in more than seven years.