Trump has changed during his tour of the Middle East. What the media is writing
US President Donald Trump is completing a tour of the Persian Gulf countries. He signed a major agreement with the UAE on the development of artificial intelligence and visited the mosque for the first time. During the trip, Trump showed new qualities for himself and noticeably changed the principles of foreign policy. What the media write about the results of the tour is in the Izvestia digest.
Reuters: The United States will build a large AI campus in the UAE
The United States and the UAE have signed an agreement to build the largest artificial intelligence (AI) campus outside the United States. The deal will provide the Gulf state with expanded access to advanced chips. It is a major victory for the UAE, which is trying to balance its relations with its long-time ally the United States and its largest trading partner China.
Reuters
The UAE, a major oil producer, is spending billions of dollars to become a global AI player. But the country's ties to China limited access to American chips under former President Joe Biden. The AI agreement "stipulates that the UAE commits to invest in, build or finance data centers in the United States that will be at least as large and powerful as the UAE's data centers," the White House said in a statement.
The UAE may be allowed to import 500,000 of Nvidia's most advanced artificial intelligence chips per year starting in 2025. The central place in the agreement, announced on May 15, is occupied by a campus with an area of 25.9 square kilometers. According to the US Department of Commerce, it is designed for 5 GW of power for artificial intelligence data centers.
Bloomberg: Trump's deals cause disagreements with supporters
Trump's flurry of artificial intelligence deals during his visit to the Middle East has caused a rift in his own administration, as hardliners against China are increasingly concerned that these projects endanger U.S. national security and economic interests. The Trump team has developed agreements for the parties in Saudi Arabia to purchase tens of thousands of semiconductors from Nvidia and AMD, while shipments to the UAE may exceed one million units.
Bloomberg
Some senior administration officials are trying to slow down the deals due to concerns that the U.S. has not imposed sufficient restrictions to prevent U.S. chips shipped to the Persian Gulf from ultimately benefiting China, which has deep ties in the region. <...> These officials argue that too many details are still unresolved, and deals should not be announced without legally binding provisions.
The Trump administration doubts the expediency of sending such large shipments of chips outside the United States, given the White House's desire to maintain American dominance in the field of artificial intelligence. If all the announced and planned deals in the Middle East are implemented, the United States will still have the vast majority of the world's computing power, but for the first time, the Gulf states will have significant capabilities based on best-in-class American hardware.
The Washington Post: Trump visited a mosque for the first time
On May 15, Trump visited the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in the UAE, where he arrived at the end of his trip abroad to the Persian Gulf countries. Upon entering, he took off his shoes to observe Islamic customs. It was Trump's first visit to a mosque as president, which is notable for a man whose political career has been marked by ridicule of Muslims.
The Washington Post
This demonstrated his willingness, especially on this trip, to embrace unfamiliar cultural norms in order to forge potentially lucrative partnerships. "Isn't it wonderful? It's so beautiful," Trump said. — I am very proud of my friends. It's an incredible culture." He was amazed by the fact that the religious site was cordoned off during his visit.
As during previous visits to the Persian Gulf, Trump was courteous to his hosts. He has repeatedly praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calling him an "incredible man." Trump also favorably compared Qatar's emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the Crown Prince, calling them both "tall, handsome guys who are also very smart."
CNN: Trump got rid of isolationism during the trip
For a leader whose election campaign was based on the promise of "America first" with clear isolationist motives, Trump's first major foreign trip during his second term was a signal that he might be moving away from the foreign policy doctrine of his first term and becoming more globalist. He has already actively transformed the role of the United States in the world, and his four-day tour has highlighted how radically he has rethought traditional alliances and engaged in global conflicts.
CNN
His decision to lift sanctions on Syria and become the first U.S. president to meet with a Syrian leader in 25 years signaled an element of risk and engagement that is hardly part of the MAGA credo and doesn't quite fit the perspective of some of his most ardent conservative allies. His meeting with Interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, which took place behind closed doors, may well be remembered as the most important moment of his journey.
During the trip, Trump hinted that he had played a leading role in easing the rapidly growing tensions in India and Pakistan. He suggested that negotiations on Iran's nuclear program could take a "brutal course" if Tehran did not respond adequately to "friendly" talks with U.S. officials. He said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would participate in peace talks if Trump was personally involved, and talked about the creation of a US "freedom zone" in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
The New York Times: Trump has shown his forgiving nature
If Trump orders investigations of his political opponents inside the United States, he sends a different signal abroad: let the past be in the past. In various speeches and impromptu comments, he told an audience in the Middle East that he was ready to put the past aside in the interests of peace and profit.
The New York Times
A more forgiving side of Trump has emerged abroad. He has long put aside differences with Qatar, which he described in his first term as a "sponsor of terrorism at a very high level." On Wednesday, he called Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani an old friend and publicly thanked Qatar for giving him a luxury jet worth $400 million to replace Air Force One.
Since taking office, Trump has been extremely reluctant to get involved in a conflict with Iran. So far, he has resisted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's intense attempts to join the bombing campaign to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities. Trump has said he wants to make a deal and has authorized his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to negotiate with the Iranians to block their path to nuclear weapons.
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