President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia finalised a series of “landmark agreements” that deepen the US-Saudi “strategic partnership”.

Trump approved a major defence sale package, “including future F-35 deliveries, which strengthens the US defence industrial base and ensures Saudi Arabia continues to buy American. The President secured an agreement for Saudi Arabia to purchase nearly 300 American tanks, enabling Saudi Arabia to build up its own defence capabilities and safeguarding hundreds of American jobs,” the White House said.