Trump-Saudi meeting yields F-35 deal and renewed Middle East partnership

Last week’s meeting at the White House between President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did more than revive a strained partnership — it signaled a strategic reset at a moment when the Middle East is shifting under the weight of great-power competition. The stakes center on regional stability, emerging technologies and the balance of power between the United States, China and Iran. The visit also marked MBS’s first return to the White House since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S. intelligence says he approved. A Relationship Tested, Yet Enduring The U.S.-Saudi relationship has weathered…