Before Trump began his visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, his sons Eric and Donald Jr. had already traveled the Middle East extensively in recent weeks. They were drumming up business for The Trump Organization, which they are running in their father’s stead while he’s in the White House.

White House officials say President Trump secured $600 billion in investment on his trip to Saudi Arabia but details were vague and some deals were already in the pipeline.

President Donald Trump lifted sanctions on Syria Tuesday and dangled a similar enticement to Iran during a speech in Saudi Arabia, offering himself up as a historic peacemaker and outlining a transactional vision for future cooperation in the Middle East based on “commerce,