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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit Trump at the White House on November 18
The White House confirmed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will travel to Washington, D.C., on November 18 for an official working meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. This will mark the Saudi leader’s second visit to the United States since his 2017 trip, and comes at a time of renewed efforts by Washington to expand the Abraham Accords across the Middle East.
According to a senior U.S. official quoted by Reuters, both sides are “discussing the possibility of signing an agreement during the visit, though details are still being finalized.” Reports from The Financial Times suggest that a defense cooperation deal could be one of the outcomes.
The meeting takes place amid Trump’s push to strengthen regional alliances and potentially secure Saudi participation in the Abraham Accords — the normalization framework that previously involved the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco. However, Riyadh has consistently maintained that any normalization with Israel depends on a credible path toward establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Saudi Arabia remains one of Washington’s largest arms buyers and a crucial partner in the Gulf region. During Trump’s earlier term, his administration approved arms sales to Saudi Arabia valued at nearly $142 billion. MBS last visited the U.S. in 2017, when he also met Trump at the White House and toured several major American cities.
The upcoming visit is expected to focus on defense cooperation, regional security, and economic investment, with the potential for new strategic announcements if talks progress as planned.
