Top officials’ ties to the region – and, in particular, the Gulf States – may influence Israel and Gaza, the Lebanon cease-fire, post-Assad Syria and Saudi normalization. And meanwhile, business is only speeding up for Trump’s private interests in the area
WASHINGTON – Several of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees and appointees for key policy positions have deep personal and financial ties across the Middle East. This sets up a repeat for concerns from his first administration about alleged personal conflicts of interest informing key policy decisions.