Donald Trump's tour of the Middle East was three days of glitz, gold and billion-dollar deals.
The big surprise was a meeting with Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa. Does this signal an intent to reshape the region and some of its enduring conflicts?
And does the decision not to visit Israel signal a cooling relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu?
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Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald