TEHRAN(Basirat): Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has telephoned Donald Trump, voicing appreciation for the aggressive speech that the US president delivered against Iran on Friday night, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
Salman "affirmed the kingdom’s support and welcomed the firm strategy
announced by Trump towards Iran and its aggressive activities and
support for terrorism in the region and the world,” it cited the monarch
as saying during the Saturday conversation.
Trump on Friday
asked the US Treasury Department to impose further sanctions on "the
entire” Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for what he claimed was
"its support for terrorism.”
Accusations of terrorism against
Iran are due to the country's support for groups such as Hezbollah which
are fighting Takfiri terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq where Saudi
Arabia is widely known to be sponsoring them.
In his talks with
Trump, the Saudi king "praised the leadership role of the new US
administration, which recognizes the magnitude of these challenges and
threats,” the report said.
Trump "expressed his appreciation
for the initiative of King Salman and his support, and stressed the
keenness of the US to work with its allies to achieve security and world
peace.”
The United States is a key source of weapons for Saudi
Arabia which has been bombarding Yemen since 2015, leaving thousands of
civilians dead.
Saudi Arabia was Trump's first stopping point
on his maiden foreign trip as president, where he signed deals worth
more than $300 billion, including $110 billion in arms sales.
Source: Ahlulbaytnews