US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Sept. 4, 2015. (photo by REUTERS/Gary Cameron)
Greg Jaffe and Juliet Eilperin, L.A. Times: Obama’s gulf gambit: More military aid to allies could ease regional rifts with Iran
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Obama said Thursday he is “concerned” about whether Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi can hold onto power, and he urged America’s Arab allies in the Persian Gulf to bolster Sunni support for the beleaguered Iraqi leader.
Obama’s comments came as he promised gulf leaders weapons and support to counter Iranian influence in the region, while simultaneously pushing them to be open to dialogue and diplomacy with their longtime rival.
Obama met with envoys from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council — a bloc led by Sunni Muslim rulers stretching from Kuwait to Oman — as part of a deeper outreach to Saudi Arabia and its regional partners amid rare rifts opened by last year’s nuclear deal between Shiite-led Iran and world powers.
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Commentaries And Analysis On President Obama's Trip To The Middle East
What’s really wrong with the U.S.-Saudi relationship -- Mark Lynch, Washington Post
Obama looks for Gulf leaders to step up in stabilizing region -- Kevin Liptak, CNN
Obama in Arabia -- Bernard Haykel, Project Syndicate
Obama’s Middle East legacy: desertion of the democrats -- Alex Rowell, NOW
U.S. and Saudi Arabia, trapped in a bad marriage -- Aaron David Miller, CNN
Obama in Saudi Arabia, Exporter of Oil and Bigotry -- Nicholas Kristof, NYT
News Analysis: Obama's Saudi visit aims to reassure Riyadh amid strained relations -- Xinhuanet
Why We Have to Get On With the Saudis -- Bruce Riedel, Newsweek
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