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Has Trump brought peace to the Middle East?

2025/5/16
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Donald Trump
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Jonathan Cricks
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Najah Al-Otaibi
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Venetia Rainey
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Venetia Rainey: 本期节目探讨了特朗普的中东之旅及其对该地区和平的影响，特别关注了加沙冲突和特朗普与沙特领导人的关系。 Jonathan Cricks: 我在加沙亲眼目睹了人道主义危机，儿童面临营养不良、受伤和心理创伤。持续的封锁导致物资短缺，加剧了这场灾难。 Donald Trump: 我致力于将被哈马斯扣押的人质带回美国，并正在努力结束加沙战争。加沙人民应该拥有更好的未来，但他们的领导人必须停止暴力行为。 Najah Al-Otaibi: 特朗普的访问对海湾国家来说非常成功，达成了巨额的经济和国防协议，这将促进美国经济发展，并为美国创造就业机会。特朗普与沙特王储的关系密切，这有助于促进该地区的合作与稳定。 Venetia Rainey: 特朗普的中东之行取得了显著的经济成果，包括巨额的投资承诺和国防协议。然而，在加沙冲突问题上，他的努力并未取得突破。 Jonathan Cricks: 加沙的人道主义局势极其严峻，儿童面临着严重的营养不良、受伤和心理创伤。持续的封锁使得人道主义援助无法进入，加剧了这场危机。我呼吁国际社会采取行动，结束冲突，确保人道主义援助能够进入加沙。 Donald Trump: 我已经成功地将美国人质带回美国，并且正在努力结束加沙战争。我谴责哈马斯的暴力行为，并致力于为加沙人民创造一个更好的未来。 Najah Al-Otaibi: 特朗普的访问加强了美国与海湾国家的关系，并促进了该地区的经济合作。美国与沙特之间的密切关系有助于维护该地区的稳定。解除对叙利亚的制裁，以及与伊朗达成的潜在协议，都可能对该地区产生深远的影响。

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Trump's Middle East trip focused on positive headlines, alliances, and lucrative deals, yielding significant investment commitments and a large Boeing plane order. However, a solution to the intensifying Gaza conflict remained absent.
  • $600 billion investment commitments from Riyadh
  • 96 billion Boeing plane order from Doha
  • Lifting sanctions on Syria
  • Deal with Iran is close

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This week, Donald Trump completed his first official trip abroad, a bling-filled tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE that was punctuated by lots of his favourite things: lucrative deals. 

He also announced he would be lifting sanctions on Syria and that a deal with Iran is close. 

It was a trip designed to focus on positive headlines, alliances, and good vibes - a rare narrative in the Middle East these days.

Venetia talks to Saudi policy analyst Dr Najah Al-Otaibi about how the trip went down in the Gulf, some of the deal highlights, and why Trump has such a close 'bromance' with Saudi leader Mohammed Bin Salman. 

There was one area where things weren't so positive - the Gaza war, which is set to intensify in the coming weeks despite growing warnings of famine amid an Israeli aid blockade. 

Jonathan Crickx, Unicef's chief of communications in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, shares his insights and experiences from his recent trip to the Strip. 

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