The crown prince of Bahrain Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa announced on Wednesday the intention of investing more than $ 17 billion in the United States at a meeting with President Donald Trump. High -level discussions have focused on trade, Iran and regional security.
As part of the investment package, Bahrain is expected to sign an agreement of $ 7 billion for his national airline, Gulf Air, to buy 12 Boeing aircraft, with an option for six additional planes, as well as 40 general electric motors, according to a White House official.
“We are very happy to announce for $ 17 billion in transactions to the United States,” said Crown Prince Salman during an oval office visit. “And it’s real. These are not false offers.”
The announcement came in the heels of former foreign investment commitments that Trump obtained during his visit in 2023 in the Middle East. During his judgment in Riyadh, the president obtained an investment commitment of $ 600 billion in Saudi Arabia and agreed to sell a weapon package worth nearly $ 142 billion.
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Bahrain, Rolled Sunni, remains a key safety ally of the United States in the Gulf, welcoming the fifth fleet of the American Navy. He standardized relations with Israel in 2020 under the Abraham agreements on the Bordure of the United States, trained by mutual concerns about Iran of the Shiite adult. Bahrain exports are currently facing a 10% reference rate in the context of Trump’s trade policy, but have avoided wider levies imposed on other countries.
Trump said that he and the crown prince would also discuss Iran behind closed doors. The Islamic Republic underwent increased pressure to resume nuclear negotiations, with Washington and three European powers setting a deadline at the end of August to relaunch the talks in a standstill.
Last month, the United States and Israel carried out joint strikes on Iranian nuclear installations, alleging that the Tehran program aimed to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has constantly argued that its nuclear program is intended only for civil purposes.
According to an American official, the Bahrain Investment Agreement is expected to support 30,000 American jobs. The agreement was facilitated with the help of Trump and the commercial secretary Howard Lutnick.
In addition to the plane agreement, Bahrain should sign agreements with the American technology giants Oracle and Cisco. The state of the Gulf plans to replace Chinese manufacturing servers with Cisco products and to expand its investments in the American energy, technology and manufacturing sectors.
Other plans include the increase in American interior aluminum production, investment in LNG (liquefied natural gas) to strengthen energy supplies and the purchase of advanced AI chips in partnership with American hyperscalers.
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During the visit, several agreements and memoranda of understanding were signed, including one to promote a peaceful nuclear partnership between Bahrain and the United States. The document was signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, Abdullative Bin Rashid Al Zayani, during a meeting in the State Department.
The American official confirmed that the King of Bahrain should visit Washington later this year to finalize the agreements and consolidate efforts to deepen the economic ties between the two nations.
