There is an opportunity for the Middle East to be defined “by commerce, not chaos,” President Donald Trump said, speaking at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.
The president is using the universal language of economic prosperity as he visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates this week, reminding the Middle East it can “exports technology, not terrorism.”
Trump has finalized a number of deals since the trip began, including “an agreement with Qatar to generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion,” according to the White House. Trump also announced a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to invest in the U.S., mainly in areas of energy and technology.
In addition to his economic strategy, Trump continues to remind the Middle East why Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and…
