President Donald Trump is urging Qatar to use its influence over Iran to persuade the country’s leadership to reach an agreement with the U.S. over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Al Udeid air base has enabled the U.S. to project power across the Middle East for more than 20 years.

Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to “take” Gaza and turn it into a “freedom zone” while speaking at a business event in Qatar.The president has also warned that the U.S. could be forced to take a “violent course” with Iran if the friendly course of action does not work.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Qatar will invest $10 billion in coming years in the Al Udeid Air Base southwest of the country's capital Doha, the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump is set to visit a U.S. installation at the center of American involvement in the Middle East as he uses his four-day visit to Gulf states to reject the “interventionism” of America’s past in the region.

President Trump delivered remarks Tuesday at a U.S.-Saudi investment summit, as he marks his first international trip of his second term.