US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million US bounty on his head.

A previous arms deal agreed during Trump’s first term in 2017 between Saudi Arabia and the also promised a big headline figure. At the time, the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the deal included "an immediate $110 billion investment" which would "grow to $350 billion over the next 10 years".

Trump was the first US president to make an official state visit to Qatar, and the stop culminated in a trade deal.

Witkoff has embraced untraditional tactics and defied some conservatives as the administration seeks quick wins in the Middle East. Now his strategy is being put to the test.

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President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday to a royal-purple-carpet rollout and a motorcade ride ensconced by a calvary of Arabian horses – a daylong kickoff to the first major international trip of his second term.

President Donald Trump kicked off his Middle East tour with a visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, vowing a continued partnership between Washington and Riyadh.