The sale of F-35 fighter jets is a huge win for Saudi Arabia, which seeks to gain greater global influence and power

Saudi Arabia will purchase F-35 fighter jets and close to 300 American-made tanks as part of a new security agreement.

The president is to appear at midday at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum with the crown prince, according to a schedule released by the White House.

David Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent, describes how the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, a pariah after the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, has become a dealmaker in Washington.

Saudi Arabia and the United States today announced more than US $575 billion in cumulative investments and commercial agreements, reaffirming one of the world's most enduring and forward-looking economic partnerships.

Trump and bin Salman signed a strategic defense agreement, strengthening an 80-year partnership, easing U.S. defense firms' operations in Saudi Arabia, securing burden-sharing funds and affirming Riyadh's reliance on Washington as its key strategic ally.

Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman will visit Trump in Washington on November 18 for their first direct talks since the Gaza ceasefire. The meeting is expected to center on defense, nuclear power, technology,