A previous arms deal agreed during Trump’s first term in 2017 between Saudi Arabia and the also promised a big headline figure. At the time, the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the deal included "an immediate $110 billion investment" which would "grow to $350 billion over the next 10 years".

Trump’s first extended overseas trip of his second term will see him talking to leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. He also plans to meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

Evaporation of U.S. development assistance has puts future economic viability of a sovereign state for Palestinians even further at risk.