Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) arrives in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday , more than seven years since his last official trip to the U.S., for a meeting with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office. The visit caps a U-turn in how Washington treats the kingdom’s de facto leader and prioritizes the wider U.S.-Saudi relationship.

The shift has been years in the making. Former President Joe Biden took office in 2021 vowing to turn Saudi Arabia into a “ pariah ” following the killing of Washington Post journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. But, recognizing Saudi Arabia’s importance for U.S. interests, the Biden Administration began to soften its stance. Biden flew to the kingdom in 2022 and struck the Jeddah Communique . Trump’s return to the White H

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