White House says Saudi FM welcomes Iran nuclear deal
US President Barack Obama and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir have welcomed the nuclear agreement with Iran during talks in Washington, the president's office has said.
In a statement on Friday, the White House said the two men also discussed efforts currently underway to "further enhance the close and longstanding partnership between our two countries" and to increase Saudi security.
The statement said the meeting occurred at the request of Saudi King Salman, who spoke with Obama by phone earlier in the week.
Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane, reporting from the White House, said US-ally Saudi Arabia wanted to get "reassurance" from Obama that the Iran deal would not pose a threat to its security.
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