Lise Doucette

And basically excoriated them about what he said is attacks on information, on political freedoms. He accused Britain of backsliding on religious rights.

And basically excoriated them about what he said is attacks on information, on political freedoms. He accused Britain of backsliding on religious rights.

And the comments afterwards, you can imagine there wasn't very much clapping, Sumi, but afterwards, even Germany's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said that it seemed as though the Americans want to look at Europe through the lens of autocratic regimes.

And the comments afterwards, you can imagine there wasn't very much clapping, Sumi, but afterwards, even Germany's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said that it seemed as though the Americans want to look at Europe through the lens of autocratic regimes.

Well, the last thing that countries in the region want is more instability. And I can imagine they are now reeling from this latest proposal from President Trump. It was so startling that Saudi Arabia felt that it had to release a press statement in the middle of the night saying,

Well, the last thing that countries in the region want is more instability. And I can imagine they are now reeling from this latest proposal from President Trump. It was so startling that Saudi Arabia felt that it had to release a press statement in the middle of the night saying,

when it heard President Trump saying to questions, well, that Saudi Arabia wouldn't insist on a Palestinian state for a normalization deal. Its statement absolutely underlined, and I heard it myself when I was in Riyadh in January, that unless there is a pathway to a Palestinian state,

when it heard President Trump saying to questions, well, that Saudi Arabia wouldn't insist on a Palestinian state for a normalization deal. Its statement absolutely underlined, and I heard it myself when I was in Riyadh in January, that unless there is a pathway to a Palestinian state,

They will not engage with the Israelis and the Americans on that normalization deal that the Abraham Accords, as it was called in President Trump's first term, that is also on President Trump's mind. The King Abdullah of Jordan will be the next leader from the region to see President Trump face to face.

They will not engage with the Israelis and the Americans on that normalization deal that the Abraham Accords, as it was called in President Trump's first term, that is also on President Trump's mind. The King Abdullah of Jordan will be the next leader from the region to see President Trump face to face.

No doubt he will make clear his views and they will be the same views, Jonath, that he made clear. I remember so clearly that in President Trump's first term, that even before he was invited, King Abdullah of Jordan flew to Washington to see President Trump. That is how crucial it is for Jordan that there not be the kind of measures that President Trump is talking about now.

No doubt he will make clear his views and they will be the same views, Jonath, that he made clear. I remember so clearly that in President Trump's first term, that even before he was invited, King Abdullah of Jordan flew to Washington to see President Trump. That is how crucial it is for Jordan that there not be the kind of measures that President Trump is talking about now.

moving what would be forcibly displacing. President Trump says, oh, they wouldn't be forced, but there is a sense in which there's going to be a temporary shift of Palestinians. That would be destabilizing for Jordan, destabilizing for Egypt. We haven't heard a statement yet in response to President Trump's latest intervention, but at the weekend.

moving what would be forcibly displacing. President Trump says, oh, they wouldn't be forced, but there is a sense in which there's going to be a temporary shift of Palestinians. That would be destabilizing for Jordan, destabilizing for Egypt. We haven't heard a statement yet in response to President Trump's latest intervention, but at the weekend.

A number of Arab leaders, all of whom are expected to play a role in this fragile Gaza ceasefire, is that they reject any moves to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza.

A number of Arab leaders, all of whom are expected to play a role in this fragile Gaza ceasefire, is that they reject any moves to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza.

This is the big question now. What we have seen is how President Trump prides himself on his transactional approach to dealmaking. He started his second term talking about being a peacemaker. But what we have seen in the first term, it's very much in the sort of a property developer that he is real estate man. You give me this and I'll give you that.

This is the big question now. What we have seen is how President Trump prides himself on his transactional approach to dealmaking. He started his second term talking about being a peacemaker. But what we have seen in the first term, it's very much in the sort of a property developer that he is real estate man. You give me this and I'll give you that.

Jordan and Egypt are so dependent on the United States for aid, they don't really have much to give in return. But the wealthy Gulf states do, and that's where the bargaining may be.

Jordan and Egypt are so dependent on the United States for aid, they don't really have much to give in return. But the wealthy Gulf states do, and that's where the bargaining may be.