Abdullah has raised concerns about the U.S.-led diplomatic effort along with major world powers to use negotiations to contain Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Source/Credit: CNN News
By Jim Acosta | March 28, 2014
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (CNN) - The United States and Saudi Arabia are "very much aligned" despite recent policy differences over Iran and Syria, a senior U.S. official said following a meeting between President Barack Obama and King Abdullah.
Sitting down face to face with the King at his desert retreat, Rawdat Khuraim, outside the capital, Obama reiterated the United States is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Abdullah has raised concerns about the U.S.-led diplomatic effort along with major world powers to use negotiations to contain Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
"There's nothing like a face-to-face meeting," a senior administration official told reporters, adding the discussion was "not contentious." It was Obama's first trip to Saudi Arabia since 2009.
The two leaders also discussed "tactical" differences with Saudi Arabia over the question of the arming of Syrian rebels.
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