A key Paramount ally makes the case for using Middle East money to buy Warner Bros.: 'The world is changing.'

In the second Trump administration, American businesses and government officials have been eager to do deals in the Middle East. Paramount's deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery may use financing from a Saudi sovereign wealth fund controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, pictured here next to Elon Musk and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in November, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images Last year, Paramount said it would use $24 billion in funding from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and ...