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Amanpour is CNN International's flagship global affairs interview program hosted by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

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What's Trump Up To in the Gulf?
Amanpour
May 14, 2025

President Trump received a lavish welcome in Qatar today, the second stop on his tour of Gulf nations. While the primary focus of his trip is making deals -- yesterday he announced a $600 billion deal with Saudi Arabia -- he also said he's lifting all sanctions on Syria that were imposed during that country's brutal civil war. Correspondent Jeff Zeleny is following the president and he joins the program from Doha.  

Also on today's show: former Italian PM Matteo Renzi; Alon-Lee Green & Rula Daood, co-directors of "Standing Together," a Jewish-Arab peace movement; NYT columnist Thomas Friedman