Saudi Arabia satisfied with Obama's assurances on Iran deal

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Politics | Fri Sep 4, 2015 7:03pm EDT

Saudi Arabia satisfied with Obama's assurances on Iran deal

WASHINGTON | BY YEGANEH TORBATI AND JULIA EDWARDS

Saudi Arabia is satisfied with assurances from U.S. President Barack Obama about the Iran nuclear deal and believes the agreement will contribute to security and stability in the Middle East, a senior Saudi official said on Friday.

Saudi King Salman met with Obama at the White House on Friday to seek more support in countering Iran, as the Obama administration aimed to use the visit to shore up relations after a period of tensions.

The visit is the king's first to the United States since ascending to the throne in January 2015, and comes after the United States agreed to a nuclear deal with Iran in July.

The U.S.-Saudi relationship has suffered strain because of what Riyadh sees as Obama's withdrawal from the region, a lack of direct U.S. action against President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, and a perceived U.S. tilt towards Iran since the 2011 Arab uprisings.

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[Fred Sanders]

1. Leaving only the government of Israel, the GOP, and a handful of Democrats still against the deal, if my math is correct?!

Want a crushing reality check for them all!

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2. reality check

what form would that take, other than simply the enactment of the deal? if you mean the enactment of the deal followed by a moderation of iranian leadership, a cessation of its threats to annihilate Israel and its support for terror /Hizbollah/Hamas, I totally agree with you. That would be great and it would also proves the deal's dectractors to be completely wrong. if you mean that now the Islamic Revolutionary government of Iran will call the shots in the middle east, and that'll teach Netanyahu a lesson, I don't agree with you.