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How Trump may lean on personal ties with Gulf Arab leaders while in the Middle East

NPR Monday, 12 May 2025 ()
President Trump is on his way to the Mideast, where his personal ties with Gulf Arab rulers, family business deals and U.S. interests converge.
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