Professor: Trump meeting Al-Sharaa no surprise

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00:00And, Professor, were you surprised that Donald Trump met Ahmed al-Sharah in Riyadh?

00:06Was that something that the world was expecting?

00:09And is this a big shift, a change in foreign policy for the U.S.?

00:13Actually, it was not so surprising because President Trump wanted to make some recognition

00:22towards the crowned prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman,

00:27recognizing his leadership in the Middle East on one hand.

00:32On the other hand, it's also consistent with, I would say, the recognition of the role of Turkey in the Middle East

00:41because, as you might know, al-Sharah is supported and backed by Turkey.

00:47And since many, many months, Turkey was asking, requesting from the U.S. and from the EU to leave the sanctions.

00:55So, responding to Turkey and having al-Sharah in Saudi Arabia during President Trump

01:01is kind of recognition of the new leaderships of the Middle East for KSA and for Turkey.

01:08So, it's not surprising at all.