New Delhi, June 3 -- From May 13 to May 16, the US President Donald Trump paid a visit to three West Asian countries in the Gulf region, namely Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was his first major international visit in his second tenure as US President.

The first leg of Trump's West Asia tour commenced with his visit to Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, Trump presented his vision of the West Asian region and made a number of important announcements. He said that that his vision would always be "peace and partnership, whenever those outcomes can be achieved." Undoubtedly, the most significant among these announcements was the lifting of sanctions on Syria. On 14 May 2025, Trump met Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara...