Prince Mohammed bin Salman signals openness to joining Abraham Accords as Trump announces sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

The meeting, MBS’s first White House visit in more than seven years, was marked by an elaborate welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn to spotlight the administration’s partnership with the kingdom and showcase the rapport between the two leaders. They discussed security cooperation, defense sales, nuclear agreements, and hundreds of billions of dollars in Saudi investment in the US economy.

Trump said to the media in the Oval Office that he had raised the issue of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords.

“He wants to be part of the Abraham Accords,” Trump said of MBS, who was seated beside him. "We've had a very good talk on the Abraham Accords... I think you have a very good feeling toward the Abraham Accords."

MBS added, “We want peace for the Israelis, we want peace for the Palestinians," adding,“We want to be part of the Abraham Accords but we want also to be sure that we secure a clear path of a two-state solution.”

Trump called the kingdom and Israel both “great allies.” Trump also announced that the United States would move forward with selling F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia under an arrangement similar to existing U.S.-Israeli security agreements.

“As far as I'm concerned, I think they are both at a level where they should get top-of-the-line F-35s,” he said. Trump noted that MBS agreed to invest significantly in the US economy, building on commitments made during the president’s May visit to Riyadh.

“I want to thank you because you've agreed to invest $600 billion into the United States,” Trump told the crown prince, adding that he hoped to convince him to increase the figure. MBS responded by publicly confirming that the kingdom would expand its US investment to $1 trillion.

Saudi Arabia’s massive investment is expected to flow into US infrastructure, technology, and industry, creating substantial opportunities for American workers and businesses. A new Critical Minerals Framework aligns the two nations’ strategies for securing essential mineral supply chains, complementing similar agreements the administration has struck with other trading partners.

The countries also signed an AI Memorandum of Understanding, granting Saudi Arabia access to leading American AI systems while safeguarding US technological advantages and preventing foreign influence over sensitive innovations.

Trump and MBS finalized a historic US–Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement (SDA), reaffirming the kingdom’s reliance on Washington as its primary defense partner. The SDA streamlines US defense industry operations in Saudi Arabia, secures new Saudi burden-sharing contributions, and strengthens deterrence across the Middle East.

The United States also approved major defense sales, including future F-35 deliveries and the purchase of nearly 300 American tanks, bolstering Saudi capabilities while supporting US manufacturing jobs.

The two governments also announced the completion of negotiations on a Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, establishing a legal foundation for a decades-long partnership and positioning American firms as Saudi Arabia’s preferred nuclear partners under strong nonproliferation standards.