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It's Tuesday, May 13th.
I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,
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President Trump landed in Saudi Arabia this morning,
kicking off a Middle East visit featuring stops in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
as he tries to drum up investments in the U.S.
That may not be hard.
Trump is expected to get a warm embrace from Gulf states eager to gain influence with his administration.
But moving the needle on a host of other geopolitical priorities in the region may prove more challenging and risks upsetting relations with Israel,
a country notably not on this week's itinerary.
Well, to preview President Trump's travels,
I'm joined from Riyadh by Journal foreign correspondent Stephen Kalin and from Tel Aviv by our Deputy Middle East Bureau Chief Shandi Reis.
Stephen, starting with you, what should we be expecting to see over the next couple of days?
I think we're going to see a warm embrace.