Overview
- Making his first White House visit in more than seven years, Mohammed bin Salman received full ceremonial honors, including a military honor guard, cannon salute and fighter-jet flyover.
- Trump said the U.S. will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudi Arabia, a shift with implications for Israel’s military edge and for safeguarding sensitive technology.
- The crown prince announced plans to lift Saudi investment in the U.S. toward $1 trillion, with multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure projects and civil nuclear cooperation expected to be detailed.
- Pressed on Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 killing, Trump rejected U.S. intelligence findings that MBS likely approved the operation, while the crown prince called it a painful, “huge mistake.”
- Normalization with Israel remains unresolved as Saudi leaders reiterated they require a clear path to a two-state solution; reports from the visit also pointed to a broader security pact, a Major Non‑NATO Ally designation and a nearly 300-tank purchase.