Donald Trump: In late 2025 and January 2026 the Commerce Department moved chip-export licensing for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates from a presumption of denial to case-by-case review, approving sales of tens of thousands of advanced Nvidia and AMD chips including previously restricted models, with a stated path toward newer ones, to a Saudi state artificial-intelligence company and an Emirati one, including, on one account, a $1 billion approval for 35,000 chips.

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2025-11-20

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In late 2025 and January 2026 the Commerce Department moved chip-export licensing for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates from a presumption of denial to case-by-case review, approving sales of tens of thousands of advanced Nvidia and AMD chips including previously restricted models, with a stated path toward newer ones, to a Saudi state artificial-intelligence company and an Emirati one, including, on one account, a $1 billion approval for 35,000 chips.

• Record in office on Donald Trump's page

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/us-approves-ai-chip-exports-to-gulf-after-saudi-crown-prince-visit.html
2. https://www.justsecurity.org/113944/what-comes-next-after-trumps-ai-deals-in-the-gulf/