President Donald J. Trump’s trip to the Middle East on May 13-16 comes on the heels of more than three months of whirlwind activity in US foreign policy where the region has been a higher priority than it was in the early months of the previous US administration.

Trump’s first policy-driven overseas visit in his second term will be the Persian Gulf. Trade, Tehran talks and possibly Gaza will be on the agenda.

High-stakes nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. signal tentative progress as pressure mounts ahead of President Trump's Middle East visit.

Saudi Arabia is of key diplomatic importance to the Trump White House, especially amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

The United States and Iran completed the fourth round of their negotiations in Muscat, Oman, on Sunday over Tehran’s advancing nuclear programme, with both sides agreeing to reconvene at a later date. The talks, held amid growing regional tensions and ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, lasted approximately three hours.