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Trump Nets $1.2 Trillion Middle East Dealmaking Blitz

President Trump’s Middle East tour secures massive $1.2 trillion in economic and military agreements, including a record Boeing jet purchase by Qatar, while meeting Syria’s interim president and signaling a major policy shift with planned sanctions lifts.

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24 Hours Trump secures $1.2T deals on Middle East visit + Ford recalls 274,000 SUVs over brake risk + Putin skips Ukraine peace talks in Turkey + Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested at RFK Jr. hearing + Texas mom charged over son’s school attack plan + Russia kills 31 Maoist rebels in India operation + Harvard copy of Magna Carta revealed as original + Dems oppose GOP Medicaid cuts in tax bill + Supreme Court hears birthright citizenship case + Netflix ad tier hits 94 million users + California faces $12B deficit, Newsom scales back migrant healthcare + UnitedHealth under DOJ probe for Medicare fraud + Judge files to dismiss obstruction charges citing immunity + Trump meets Syria’s new president amid sanctions lift plans + Trump rejects congressional say on Qatar jet gift + FBI thwarts ISIS-inspired military base attack plot + Israel pounds Gaza as aid resumes after freeze + Starlink deals draw Dem Senate probe calls + Cassie testifies accusing Diddy of abuse + Steelers NFL schedule revealed

Number $1.2 trillion - Value of US-Qatar economic deals secured by Trump in Middle East trip.

Quote "Only a fool would see a gift plane as corruption" — President Donald Trump

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TOPICS

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