Donald Trump to announce U.S. recognizes Palestinian state, Gulf diplomatic source claims | 10 May 2025 | Saudi Arabia will host a Gulf-U.S. summit in mid-May, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's first visit to Saudi Arabia during his second term. This follows the summit held on May 21, 2017, during Trump's first term. The summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia in its capital, Riyadh, was preceded by numerous predictions regarding the announcement that President Donald Trump referred to, describing it as a "very important announcement" during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday, May 6. In addition to what U.S. President Donald Trump intends to announce, the summit's agenda and the deals and agreements expected to take place have become the talk of the town, ranging from security and military deals to technology deals and artificial intelligence deals.