The Wall Street Journal- 20 March 2018- WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is expected to meet Tuesday with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office, where the two leaders are likely to focus on combating Iran’s influence in the Middle East and strengthening ties between their two countries.
Mr. Trump has made relations with the ambitious 32-year-old heir to the Saudi throne a cornerstone of his Middle East strategy and visited the kingdom last spring on the first stop of his first overseas trip as president.
For Prince Mohammed, who arrived in Washington, D.C. overnight, the visit is an opportunity to affirm his role as a ruler the U.S. can count on to advance shared goals like curbing Iran’s influence in the Arab world—and to pitch Saudi Arabia as a business destination.