Simon Henderson

Obama in Saudi Arabia on fence-mending visit

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 04/20/2016 - 18:21

U.S. President Barack Obama held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on April 20 as he began a two-day visit hoping to ease tensions with the historic U.S. ally.

Riyadh and its Sunni Arab Gulf allies have bristled at what they see as Washington's tilt toward regional rival Iran after Tehran's landmark nuclear deal with world powers.