Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh is Director of the Middle East Studies Forum (MESF) at Deakin University. He is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs (Doha), and the author of Middle East Politics and International Relations: Crisis Zone (2022).
Key Points – President Trump’s recent Middle East visit secured substantial economic agreements, including over $1 trillion in claimed deals with Saudi Arabia and...