President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a defense agreement with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

Unlike the defense sales deal signed with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, which aims to counterbalance Iranian influence in the region, the deal with Qatar risks empowering a nation with a history of supporting terrorism and strong ties to Iran.

Qatar signed a letter of intent to purchase $2 billion worth of MQ-9B Reaper drones and $1 billion in counter-drone technology, becoming the first international customer for Raytheon’s Fixed Site–Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aerial System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS), designed to neutralize small unmanned aircraft.

Letters of intent were also signed between Qatar and the United States to “further strengthen our security partnership,” the White House said in a statement, outlining up to $38 billion in potential defense and security-related investments.

“The United States is in a very strong position militarily,” Trump said, sitting next to Al-Thani. “We have the best equipment anywhere in the world and you’re buying a lot of that equipment actually.”

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Trump added that some of the equipment will be on display on Thursday during an event.

Qatar also signed an agreement with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, alongside President Trump, to purchase 210 American-made Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X aircraft powered by GE Aerospace engines, according to the White House. The purchase is the largest 787 order in the American company’s history.

“It’s the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing, that’s pretty good,” Trump said.  “It’s over $200 billion… Congratulations to Boeing. Get those planes out there!”

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Trump’s warm reception in Qatar stands in contrast to the president’s previous June 2017 statements on the country, in which he had accused the nation of backing terrorism.

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“The nation of Qatar, unfortunately, has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level,” Trump said.

Since Trump’s remarks, Qatar continues to fund terrorist groups, giving over $2 billion to the Hamas-run government in Gaza, according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. For several years, Hamas also hosted the leadership of Hamas, though many left Qatar last year.

Qatar, which hosts the significant United States Al Udeid Air Base, became a non-NATO ally to the United States under the Biden administration in 2022.

Trump signed a $142 billion defense sales deal with Saudi Arabia that will provide Saudi Arabia with state-of-the-art war-fighting equipment and services from over a dozen American defense firms.

“Underscoring our commitment to strengthening our defense and security partnership, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed the largest defense sales agreement in history—nearly $142 billion,” the White House said about the deal.

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The deal is part of Saudi Arabia’s larger $600 billion investment commitment for the United States that was also announced on Tuesday.

According to the White House, the defense sales will fall into five categories: air force advancement and space capabilities; air and missile defense; maritime and coastal security; border security and land forces modernization; and information and communication systems upgrades.

The package will also include “extensive training and support to build the capacity of the Saudi armed forces, including enhancement of Saudi service academies and military medical services.”

“This deal represents a significant investment in Saudi Arabia’s defense and regional security, built on American systems and training,” The White House added.

Cassie Ventura, the prosecution’s key witness in the trial against rap artist Sean “Diddy” Combs, took the stand beginning on Tuesday and became emotional as she detailed years of alleged sexual, physical, and mental abuse.

“He controlled a lot of my life,” she said.

Combs, 55, has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has been awaiting trial behind bars after multiple attempts to be released on bail.

Ventura, 38, described what went on during her decade-long relationship with the disgraced rap mogul, highlighting several specific instances of abuse during her lengthy testimony.

She described the highly publicized “freak-offs,” during which she said, “sometimes Sean — he, himself, or an escort would urinate on me.”

She recalled often choking because there was “too much urine in my mouth.”

“I don’t want anyone to urinate on me,” Ventura said from the stand. “Sean would urinate in my mouth — not super often but often enough.”

The rapper’s ex-girlfriend described the “freak-offs” as lengthy, elaborate, and exhausting sex parties. “The longest was 4 days or even more with breaks,” Ventura told the court. “Then I was recovering from the drugs, dehydration — just trying to stay awake all the time.”

“The freak-offs became a job,” she added, saying that participating made her feel “disgusting” and “humiliated.”

She said Combs was in charge of everything about the “freak-offs,” insisting on Ventura wearing her nails a particular way. She said she was forced to apply baby oil every five minutes to appear “glistening,” per The New York Times. 

Ventura also described times Combs would “punish” her by having members of his security team block access to her cell phone and computer. She claimed that these punishments were dictated by his mood. 

Combs’ ex said she was “naive” when they met and was impressed by the rapper and all his success. She also said she felt coerced because she had signed a 10-album deal with Bad Boy Records and saw Combs as having power over her career.

“When you’re in love with someone you don’t want to disappoint them,” Ventura said.

“I wanted to be around Sean for the same reasons as everyone else at the time,” she said, becoming emotional. “This exciting, entertaining, fun guy who also happened to have my career in his hands.”

During cross-examination, Combs’ lawyer attempted to prove that all sexual encounters between her client and Ventura were consensual. 

The judge denied a request from the defense to downplay Ventura’s current pregnancy by having her seated before the jury entered the courtroom. Ventura is currently in her third trimester, and the defense said “the visibility of her pregnancy” could unfairly prejudice the jury against Combs.

Ventura’s testimony continued on Wednesday. The entire trial is expected to last eight weeks.

Combs pleaded not guilty to the charges. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.