President Donald Trump embarks Monday on the first major international trip of his second term – an opportunity to shore up relations with a trio of key Middle Eastern allies and prove his might as a dealmaker on the world stage.

President Trump has always viewed the presidency as a worldwide hunt for deals. And there is no better place for that than the Gulf, where a few men wield absolute authority over vast wealth.

Mr Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia on May 13th, the first stop in a four-day tour that will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ). The Saudis plan to fete him with a drone-art show in Diriyah,