Hannah Rosen

Right. So how important is that departure or shift?

Yeah, and of course the 2018 murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which the CIA concluded that MBS ordered, although he denied it.

Yeah, and of course the 2018 murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which the CIA concluded that MBS ordered, although he denied it.

Yeah, and of course the 2018 murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which the CIA concluded that MBS ordered, although he denied it.

Okay, so we need to take a quick break. But when we come back, I want to talk about what this trip means for the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the U.S. 's role in them. That's when we're back.

Okay, so we need to take a quick break. But when we come back, I want to talk about what this trip means for the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the U.S. 's role in them. That's when we're back.

Okay, so we need to take a quick break. But when we come back, I want to talk about what this trip means for the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the U.S. 's role in them. That's when we're back.

Okay, we're back. So I want to put this Gulf visit in the broader Middle East context. As Trump was heading to this trip, he made a number of deals that seemed like they were trying to clear away American entanglements in the region. So the U.S. ceasefire agreement with the Houthis, Yemen, the agreement with Hamas to release the last living U.S. citizen held hostage in Gaza.

Okay, we're back. So I want to put this Gulf visit in the broader Middle East context. As Trump was heading to this trip, he made a number of deals that seemed like they were trying to clear away American entanglements in the region. So the U.S. ceasefire agreement with the Houthis, Yemen, the agreement with Hamas to release the last living U.S. citizen held hostage in Gaza.

Okay, we're back. So I want to put this Gulf visit in the broader Middle East context. As Trump was heading to this trip, he made a number of deals that seemed like they were trying to clear away American entanglements in the region. So the U.S. ceasefire agreement with the Houthis, Yemen, the agreement with Hamas to release the last living U.S. citizen held hostage in Gaza.

And then the announcement that the U.S., was going to lift sanctions on Syria.

And then the announcement that the U.S., was going to lift sanctions on Syria.

And then the announcement that the U.S., was going to lift sanctions on Syria.

Do you see a pattern in this series of deals? Do you see a common goal? What is it?

Do you see a pattern in this series of deals? Do you see a common goal? What is it?

Do you see a pattern in this series of deals? Do you see a common goal? What is it?

So that is the one big obvious point of disagreement, which you mentioned, is Israel. Yeah. This is coming at a moment when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that he's going to escalate in Gaza. As you've been seeing this Gulf trip unfold, what do you think it means for Israel, Gaza and America's role in all of that?

So that is the one big obvious point of disagreement, which you mentioned, is Israel. Yeah. This is coming at a moment when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that he's going to escalate in Gaza. As you've been seeing this Gulf trip unfold, what do you think it means for Israel, Gaza and America's role in all of that?

So that is the one big obvious point of disagreement, which you mentioned, is Israel. Yeah. This is coming at a moment when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that he's going to escalate in Gaza. As you've been seeing this Gulf trip unfold, what do you think it means for Israel, Gaza and America's role in all of that?

So given that that's the current situation and given that Trump is now engaging in the Middle East, how does this change the calculus for how he and the U.S. engage?