President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the Trump Organization and Trump golf courses have business connections to the Saudis.

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said on Monday that stronger military co-operation with ally Saudi Arabia was "something we're discussing". The context was a potential crisis with Iran. His comments put the US military posture in the Middle East back in the spotlight amid concerns in Washington that the US military is overstretched globally.

Saudi Arabia’s positive neutrality policy has gained it a role in peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. The Saudi Crown Prince has developed a close working relationship with Putin through OPEC+,

Although the normalization of relations with Israel is a clear priority for the Trump administration, the calculus for Riyadh remains far more complex. Despite the promise of economic and security incentives, the reality is that Saudi Arabia may not see substantial gains from joining the Abraham Accords at this moment.

Saudi Arabia is open to mediating between the Trump administration ... He didn’t however outright ban communication with Washington. Firas Maksad, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, said that while Saudi foreign policy is ...

Saudi Arabia faces mounting domestic challenges ... Arab states are aligning their positions to influence Washington and global policymakers.

Saudi Arabia’s hosting of top American and Russian officials for a high-stakes rapprochement meeting underlines the kingdom’s aspirations to become a global actor capable of successfully mediating international conflicts.

Trump, who chose Saudi Arabia for his first foreign trip as ... had ordered the grisly assassination of Saudi dissident and Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

San Diego-based defense contractor General Atomics announced at the International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi this week that it is in talks with Saudi Arabia for the potential sale of MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones,

Saudi Arabia will open an investment office in Miami, after the kingdom’s de-facto ruler pledged to boost US investment.

The kingdom’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was once shunned in diplomatic circles. Now he is playing an important role in negotiations over Gaza and Ukraine.