Watch as Mohammed bin Salman speaks with Donald Trump shortly after a bumper $142bn arms deal between the US and Saudi Arabia was announced.The US will provide ‘state-of-the-art’ wart equipment to Saudi Arabia, who will invest $20bn (£15n) in US artificial intelligence in return.The deal was announced on the first day of the US president’s diplomatic tour which will include Qatar and the UAE.Earlier, Elon Musk joined the two leaders at a lunch in Saudi Arabia, along with other business leaders.Trump’s itinerary notably does not include a trip to Israel, America’s war-stricken long-term allies.
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00:00in Saudi Arabia. Just to repeat, if you didn't hear before, an incredible $142 billion arms deal
00:08has been struck with Saudi Arabia by Donald Trump today. That is absolutely massive,
00:15a significant implication for global security, for partnerships between the Middle East and
00:22the United States. A huge, huge deal. And we can delve into the details of that later on.
00:29Of course, Donald Trump on a whistle-stop tour, Saudi, and then the United Arab Emirates,
00:34and also Qatar as part of the Middle East tariff and trade tour.
00:41Now, let's get some reaction to all of this.