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Amanpour

What's Trump Up To in the Gulf?

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.2929 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

President Trump received a lavish welcome in Qatar today, the second stop on his tour of Gulf nations. While the primary focus of his trip is making deals -- yesterday he announced a $600 billion deal with Saudi Arabia -- he also said he's lifting all sanctions on Syria that were imposed during that country's brutal civil war. Correspondent Jeff Zeleny is following the president and he joins the program from Doha.   Also on today's show: former Italian PM Matteo Renzi; Alon-Lee Green & Rula Daood, co-directors of "Standing Together," a Jewish-Arab peace movement; NYT columnist Thomas Friedman  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up.

0:41.3

I say good luck, Syria, show us something very special. Syria's time to shine. The United States lifts sanctions and Trump meets its new leader.

0:47.3

Could it be a new dawn for that war-torn country then?

0:51.3

Next up, Qatar on the president's tour of the Persian Gulf region, what he's hoping from

0:59.0

three of the world's richest countries and ahead of potential crucial talks for Ukraine.

1:04.0

Former Italian Prime Minister Mateo Renzi joins me for a wide-ranging conversation.

1:09.0

Plus, famine has become a fact, not just a fear.

1:13.4

Gaza truly on the brink, facing famine and further Israeli bombs. What hope is there for an end to this

1:19.5

war? I'll speak to the people behind standing together, a Jewish and Arab movement for peace.

1:25.9

And this is the first Israeli government that has not made its priority of peace with the

1:32.3

surrounding Arab states.

1:33.5

One of the most influential voices on U.S. policy in the Middle East, Tom Friedman,

1:38.4

believes Netanyahu's Israel is no longer a true ally of the United States.

1:43.7

And he explains to Michel Martin. Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London. It was a lavish welcome for the US president in Qatar today, the second stop on his tour of Gulf Nations, which happened to be three of the richest countries in the world,

2:19.3

and making deals appears to be the main order of business.

2:23.3

But during his stop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,

2:25.3

Trump also met the new Syrian president, Ahmad al-Shara,

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