President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia was being designated as a “major, non-NATO ally.”

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a dinner in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington.

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“We’re taking our military cooperation to even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major, non-NATO ally, which is something that is very important to them,” Trump said at a dinner with the Saudi Crown Prince.

(Reporting by Steve Holland; writing by Christian Martinez; editing by Scott Malone)