Trump touts $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit

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2025-05-14

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The US and Saudi Arabia say they have signed commercial deals worth $142bn during Donald Trump's ongoing trip in the Middle East. Also on the programme, the head of the UN agency for Palestinians has told the BBC that Israel's blockade of food deliveries to Palestinians inside Gaza constitutes a war crime; and, a self-declared "king" of Germany and three of his senior "subjects" have been arrested and their group banned for attempting to overthrow the state. (Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
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  • President Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have signed commercial agreements worth more than $600 billion.

  • The White House says that the deals, which include a defence package worth over $140 billion,

  • are the biggest sales agreement of their kind in history.

  • Other elements include agreements on energy, mining and artificial intelligence technology.

  • Speaking at the event in the Saudi capital where he announced the deal,

  • Mr Trump hailed the... importance of the relationship between Riyadh and Washington.

  • And he heaped praise upon his hosts.

  • I want to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for that incredible introduction.

  • He's an incredible man.

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