U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Reuters: Iran, Yemen in focus as Trump and Saudi crown prince meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday discussed tensions with Iran and a Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen which has come under criticism in Congress.
Their talks at the White House were part of the first visit by the prince to the United States since he became the heir apparent last June to succeed King Salman. Prince Mohammed has consolidated power and is likely to rule for many decades if he succeeds his father.
Though the prince, 32, has won Western plaudits for seeking to ease Saudi Arabia’s reliance on oil, tackle chronic corruption and reform the conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom, the severity and secrecy of an anti-corruption crackdown last November has unnerved some investors.
The prince is on a public relations blitz while traveling in the United States, with stops in New York, Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Houston.
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WNU Editor: There is a push in the U.S. to stop U.S. support for Saudi Arabia on Yemen .... US is resisting calls to end its support for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's war (Washington Post). But I doubt that the U.S. will abandon this war. As for Iran .... both sides have some disagreements .... Saudi crown prince to push Trump for harder line on Iran (Financial Times).
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