U.S. President Donald Trump said at the beginning of the summit in the Saudi capital Riyadh that he 'wants to make a deal with Iran, and that it would be possible. For this to happen, they need to stop supporting terrorism and not possess nuclear weapons.' Regarding the cessation of attacks against the Houthis in Yemen, he said that 'the military budget that the U.S. has allocated is very high. We accomplished in 100 days what wasn't done in four years.' He also stated: 'We don't want Hamas to remain in leadership in Gaza - they raped, murdered and looted.'

