During President Trump’s stop in Doha, Qatar agreed to over $243.5 billion in joint investments, with plans to scale that figure to $1.2 trillion, according to the White House.
Major deals include:
- 210 Boeing aircraft ordered by Qatar Airways ($96B)
- $1B investment by Al Rabban Capital into U.S. quantum tech (via Quantinuum)
- $3B in defense deals, including drone systems from Raytheon and aircraft from General Atomics
This adds to an already growing list of Trump-facilitated transactions on his Middle East tour, many of which position the U.S. as a preferred tech and defense partner.
Saudi Arabia Unleashes $600 Billion U.S.-Focused Investment Package
Trump’s visit to Riyadh produced even bigger numbers. Saudi Arabia pledged:
- $142B in defense procurement from over a dozen U.S. defense contractors
- $20B investment by Saudi DataVolt into U.S. AI data centers & energy grids
- $80B in joint tech deals across Google, AMD, Oracle, Salesforce, and Uber
- $2B+ in U.S.-led infrastructure projects (airports, entertainment zones, etc.)
AI Takes Center Stage: Nvidia, AMD, Amazon, Starlink Join the Wave
The week wasn’t just about planes and weapons — AI and connectivity took the spotlight:
- Nvidia to sell 18,000 AI chips to new Saudi-backed firm Humain, chaired by MBS
- AMD launches $10B cross-border AI initiative for chip + software infrastructure
- Amazon and Cisco to co-build a Saudi “AI zone,” with dedicated cloud, servers, and training pipelines
- Musk’s Starlink approved for Saudi aviation and maritime use — a rare licensing win in the region
Humain’s mission: become the “AI infrastructure leader” of the Middle East
Trump Sits with Tech Titans, Defends Economic-First Foreign Policy
This historic deal spree unfolded alongside the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum, where Trump sat with figures like Elon Musk, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, and Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman.
Trump praised the region’s transformation into a “global innovation hub”, describing the deals as a rebirth of U.S. economic diplomacy.
No Public Mention Yet of $400M Qatar Jet Gift
As of Wednesday night, neither Trump nor Qatari officials commented on the widely reported luxury 747-8 jet gift expected to be donated by Qatar to the Trump administration, though media speculation remains high. The gift has drawn bipartisan scrutiny over ethical and national security implications.
On the other hand, the Qatari prime minister and minister of foreign affairs dismissed controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s plan to accept from his country a Boeing 747-8 to be used initially as Air Force One, telling CNN it’s simply a “government-to-government transaction,” not a personal gift to Trump.
“This is a very simple government-to-government dealing,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said Wednesday in an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson, adding that the matter was “still under legal review.”
This is Trump’s biggest economic splash abroad since returning to office. Whether for AI, aerospace, or defense, the Gulf states just gave U.S. firms a flood of capital — with the Trump brand as the common link across them all.
Total Middle East Deals Signed This Week: $1.2 Trillion+.
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