Obama, Saudi King to discuss Iran

US President Barack Obama and Saudi King Salman would discuss the landmark Iranian nuclear deal, dangerous growth of the ISIS and situation in the Middle East when they meet on Friday, the White House has said.

This would be the first trip of the Saudi King to the US after taking over power in January and will be his second meeting with Obama. The first was in January when Obama flew to Riyadh from New Delhi to meet him to condole the death of his predecessor King Abdullah. “This is an important visit at an important time with the many developments in the region where we have a shared interest with Saudi Arabia and with the recent conclusion of the Iran deal, and the follow up on the Camp David summit with Saudi Arabia and our other Gulf partners,” Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor, told reporters on Wednesday.

“This visit will be an opportunity for the President to follow up on the progress we’re making on the Camp David agenda, to discuss the Iran deal, and also our efforts to push back against malign Iranian activities in the region, but also, of course, to discuss a full range of regional issues,” Rhodes said. Jeff Prescott, senior director for the Middle East at the National Security Council, said that Obama and Salman are likely to talk about the Iranian nuclear deal.