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Trump praises U.S. military sales to Saudi as he welcomes crown prince
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MARCH 20, 2018 / 12:37 PM / UPDATED 11 HOURS AGO
Trump praises U.S. military sales to Saudi as he welcomes crown prince
Steve Holland, Yara Bayoumy
6 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump gave a warm welcome to Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and credited U.S. defense sales to the Saudis with boosting American jobs, even as Riyadh’s involvement in Yemen’s civil war faced criticism.
In the Oval Office, Trump and the crown prince praised the strength of U.S.-Saudi ties, which had grown strained under the Obama administration in part over differing views toward Riyadh’s regional rival, Iran.
Not so with Trump, who has taken a hardline view against Iran similar to that of the Saudi crown prince who has compared Iran’s supreme leader to Adolf Hitler.
The talks were part of the first visit by the prince to the United States since he became the heir apparent last year to King Salman.
Trump’s red-carpet treatment highlighted his administration’s strong backing of the crown prince, who carried out an anti-corruption purge that consolidated his power and whose aggressive foreign policy has caused unease among some Western allies.
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Trump praises U.S. military sales to Saudi as he welcomes crown prince
Steve Holland, Yara Bayoumy
6 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump gave a warm welcome to Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and credited U.S. defense sales to the Saudis with boosting American jobs, even as Riyadh’s involvement in Yemen’s civil war faced criticism.
In the Oval Office, Trump and the crown prince praised the strength of U.S.-Saudi ties, which had grown strained under the Obama administration in part over differing views toward Riyadh’s regional rival, Iran.
Not so with Trump, who has taken a hardline view against Iran similar to that of the Saudi crown prince who has compared Iran’s supreme leader to Adolf Hitler.
The talks were part of the first visit by the prince to the United States since he became the heir apparent last year to King Salman.
Trump’s red-carpet treatment highlighted his administration’s strong backing of the crown prince, who carried out an anti-corruption purge that consolidated his power and whose aggressive foreign policy has caused unease among some Western allies.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-saudi/trump-praises-u-s-military-sales-to-saudi-as-he-welcomes-crown-prince-idUSKBN1GW2CA