Last updated: 4 Nov, 2025
Saudi MBS’ Visit to the White House: A New Era of Strategic Partnership
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on 18/11/2025, at the White House, marking a powerful next step in the growing Saudi–U.S. alliance.
MBS’ visit follows President Trump’s landmark trip to Riyadh in May 2025, where both countries stepped into a new phase of collaboration across key sectors, including defense, investments and trade, energy, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Expectations roam around the visit’s agenda, and the major political files that may be discussed during the MBS-Trump meeting, notably the Saudi-Israeli normalization.
Preparations are underway for defense talks during MBS’ visit to Washington, as the Saudi-U.S. defense relations are expected to reach a new milestone.
Riyadh seeks U.S. commitment to defend the Kingdom in case of eventual armed attacks, paired with practical measures.
Meanwhile, the U.S. expects from Saudi Arabia a public mutual-assistance, and alignment on possible measures that may emerge in accordance with any situation.
President Trump is pushing more countries to join the Abraham Accords, and the normalization file between Saudi Arabia and Israel has re-emerged following the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
In parallel, the normalization file is expected to be discussed during the MBS-Trump meeting, even though Riyadh’s preconditions persist at this stage.
Saudi Arabia and the U.S. seem to be making strides toward a breakthrough in nuclear cooperation.
Washington still has demands in this regard, and Riyadh seeks to reach an agreement during MBS’ visit, hoping to advance Vision 2030 energy goals.
The Saudi-U.S. relations have reached a historic height following President Trump’s recent visit to Riyadh, during which a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) totaling over $600 billion in investments and trade, along with a record $142 billion defense sales agreement.
MBS’ visit is expected to advance these relations, and open up for a new era of strategic partnership between Riyadh and Washington.
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