US President Donald Trump concludes his Gulf tour on Friday in the UAE, following stops in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, where he announced billions of dollars in deals, a diplomatic opening toward Syria, and optimism about a nuclear agreement with Iran.

Trump's first foreign trip of his second term saw a "record" order for Boeing aircraft worth over $200 billion, a massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia, and the lifting of decades-old sanctions on Syria.

The US President was warmly received in the three countries, whose leaders Trump praised, saying he and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had "a lot of affection" for each other. This contrasts sharply with the lukewarm Saudi-US relations that characterized the beginning of former US President Joe Biden's term.

Trump is scheduled to attend a trade and business meeting on Friday morning, after which he will tour the Abrahamic Family House on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, according to local media. The complex, which opened in 2023 and includes a mosque, a church, and the UAE's first synagogue, aims to promote coexistence in the Islamic state.

The UAE was one of the Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel in 2020 under the Abraham Accords, which were brokered by the United States during Trump's first term and also included Morocco and Bahrain.

On Thursday, the US President held talks with his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, following a tour by Trump of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the largest in the country and widely known for its towering white columns and golden-decorated walls.

During his stop in Doha, Trump hailed what he described as a "record-breaking" $200 billion deal for Qatar Airways to purchase Boeing aircraft.

He also hinted from Qatar that an agreement on Iran's nuclear program was close, which would avoid military action, in an announcement that caused oil prices to fall.

However, he did not announce any progress on the Gaza war during his visit to Qatar, which played a key mediating role in the truce talks. In a speech in Doha, Trump reiterated that the United States should "take" the Gaza Strip and turn it into a "freedom zone."

The Saudi leg of the summit included pledges from Riyadh of $600 billion in investments, including an arms deal the White House described as "the largest in history."

The White House also announced that Saudi Arabia's Data Vault will invest $20 billion in AI-related sites in the United States, and that tech companies

Logia, including Google, will invest in both countries.

In the first such meeting in 25 years, Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh and announced the lifting of sanctions on the war-torn country, but in return, he called on al-Sharaa to normalize relations with Israel.

The US president said his Gulf tour had raised "trillions of dollars," but the generosity of Gulf leaders also sparked controversy, with Qatar offering Trump a luxury jet ahead of his visit, in what Trump's Democratic opponents described as blatant corruption.

The UAE's English-language newspaper, The National, reported that the United States and the UAE are working to announce a partnership in artificial intelligence and technology during Trump's visit.

The UAE seeks to lead in technology, particularly artificial intelligence, to diversify its oil-dependent economy.

But these ambitions hinge on access to advanced US technologies, including artificial intelligence chips, which were subject to strict export restrictions and which the UAE president's brother and national security advisor, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed, reportedly lobbied for during a visit to Washington in March.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration reversed several new restrictions enacted by Biden that were due to take effect on May 15 on exports of semiconductors used in artificial intelligence development, which primarily affected China.