President Donald Trump said Iran had "sort of" made a deal with the U.S. on its nuclear program, one that he hoped would secure "long-term peace". The U.S. and Tehran are in talks over the Iranian nuclear issue.

Videos of President Donald Trump at a meeting in Saudi Arabia appear to suggest that he fell asleep, though his eyes were only closed for a few seconds. Trump arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after a 15-hour flight for a four-day tour of the Middle East.

President Donald Trump said Monday the tariffs against China would "go up substantially higher" than 145% if a longer-term trade deal is not reached before 90 days.

The excitement of Donald Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia apparently didn’t last long for the 78-year-old president: In fact, the special welcome ceremony appeared to be a snoozer.

By Yousef Saba, Gram Slattery, Pesha Magid and Federico Maccioni RIYADH (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States after the oil power accorded him a gala welcome at the start of a tour of Gulf states.

The US president gets a "lavender-carpet" reception on a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment.

For years, the U.S.- Saudi Arabia relationship revolved around oil and defense. But this week’s state visit by President Donald Trump to Riyadh strongly signals a pivot to technology, as the regions find common ground not in petroleum, but in rich wells of investment capital.

Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term. It served as a gilded debut for a foreign policy focused on securing cash infusions for American businesses.

Fox News host Jesse Watters opened his show Tuesday detailing Trump’s military escort as he arrived in Saudi Arabia, where the White House announced $600 billion in investment deals with the kingdom.