Speaking with KUNA, AGSIW President Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba commented on U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s Middle East policy: “He has clearly made the Middle East a very big priority. He has made it clear that this is a number one area that he is looking at in terms of countering terrorism and looking for an opportunity to expand our cooperation with allies in the region in countering the Islamic State (IS) and others like al-Qaeda.” Wahba also spoke with Al Arabiya regarding Trump’s visit to the region, providing an overview of the U.S. presence in the Middle East in recent decades.