US-Saudi partnership: a long affair
US President Donald Trump chose Saudi Arabia for his first foreign trip after taking office, arriving in May 2017 to much fanfare and ceremony (AFP Photo/BANDAR AL-JALOUD)/ Washington (AFP) - The longstanding relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, its main Middle East ally, is founded largely on the exchange of American security for Saudi oil. As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman heads to Washington for talks with President Donald Trump, here is a look over the partnership. The discovery of vast oil reserves beneath ...
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