US President Donald Trump set aside years of diplomatic tension as he welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman back to the White House, his first visit since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The meeting marked a dramatic reset in US–Saudi relations and came with big business announcements, strategic defence deals, and fresh criticism from human rights advocates.

Here are the five biggest takeaways from the high-stakes visit.

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1. Trump dismisses US intelligence on Khashoggi killing

In one of the most striking moments, Trump openly rejected the long-standing US intelligence assessment that Crown Prince Mohammed had likely approved the operation that killed Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

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