US-Saudi relations

In this May 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

May 22, 2018, 3:34 am

The princes, the president and the fortune seekers

A Republican fundraiser and his Lebanese-American partner planned to pitch themselves to Gulf princes as a backchannel to the White House in return for millions in business

By Desmond Butler and Tom Lobianco

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2018 (Haim Zach/GPO)

April 29, 2018, 2:30 pm

Pompeo ahead of Netanyahu meet: Iran deal does not ensure they won’t get nukes

New US secretary of state visits Saudi king, foreign minister before traveling to Israel, where PM says they will discuss Iran's 'aggression' and the future of the nuke deal

By TOI staff and Agencies

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference during a NATO Foreign ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 27, 2018. (AFP/John Thys)

April 29, 2018, 3:14 am

Pompeo takes aim at Iranian missiles ahead of talks with Netanyahu

New US secretary of state lands in Riyadh before heading for Israel, where discussions are expected to focus on Trump's plans for the nuclear deal

By TOI staff and AFP

April 28, 2018, 5:50 pm

Confident Pompeo due in Israel on Middle East diplomatic debut

New US secretary of state heads to Riyadh, Jerusalem, and Amman on trip to meet with 'key allies' in the region

By AFP and TOI staff

In this April 12, 2018, photo Mike Pompeo smiles after his introduction before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a confirmation for him to become the next Secretary of State on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

April 26, 2018, 11:11 pm

Pompeo heads to Israel, Mideast, Europe after taking oath

New US secretary of state en route to NATO meeting in Brussels, then on to talks with 'key allies' in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Jordan

By AFP and TOI staff

A glossy magazine about Saudi Arabia is photographed in Washington, Monday April 23, 2018. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

April 24, 2018, 9:56 pm

Mysterious pro-Saudi tabloid hits US newsstands

Despite denials, files show pro-Trump publisher quietly shared 97-page fawning magazine with Riyadh officials weeks before it went to press

By Josh Lederman and Jeff Horwitz

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the 29th Summit of the Arab League at the Ithra center in Dhahran, Eastern Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / STR)

April 17, 2018, 9:22 am

Arab ire at US Jerusalem move looks unlikely to spark action

Saudi Arabia and Gulf states seem unwilling to jeopardize ties with Trump as they seek to counter Iranian threat to region

By Mohamad Ali Harissi

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the 29th Summit of the Arab League at the Ithra center in Dhahran, Eastern Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2018. (AFP/STR)

April 15, 2018, 4:47 pm

Saudi king slams Trump for transferring US embassy to Jerusalem

At opening of Arab League summit, Salman says East Jerusalem is an 'integral part' of the Palestinian territories, denounces Iran for 'blatant interference' in other countries

By AFP and TOI staff

In this photo provided by the United Nations, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud speaks during a signing ceremony at the United Nations, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (Eskinder Debebe/United Nations via AP)

April 7, 2018, 6:55 am

Saudi crown prince to visit France, Spain in whirlwind global tour

Mohammed bin Salman looks to forge new partnerships with the West while projecting a new liberal image of his conservative kingdom

By AFP

US President Donald Trump shows a chart highlighting arms sales to Saudi Arabia during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, March 20, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

April 6, 2018, 12:30 am

White House approves $1.3 billion sale of artillery to Saudi Arabia

As crown prince concludes US tour, administration green-lights deal it says will contribute to 'political stability and economic progress in the Middle East'

By Josh Lederman

Saudi King Salman, right, and Defense Minister and then Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wave as they leave the hall after talks with the British prime minister, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2017 (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

April 3, 2018, 5:00 pm

Saudi king states support for Palestinians after son accepts Israel’s legitimacy

In phone call with Trump, Salman stresses backing for Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, emphasizes need for Middle East peace progress

By AFP and TOI staff

Jared Kushner alongside a member of the Saudi Delegation during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House, March 20, 2018. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool/Getty Images)

March 26, 2018, 1:06 am

Saudi crown prince denies having Jared Kushner ‘in his pocket’

Mohammed bin Salman says his relationship with Trump's son-in-law adviser is within normal context of government-to-government contacts

By JTA

Jared Kushner alongside a member of the Saudi delegation at a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, March 20, 2018. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool/Getty Images via JTA)

March 23, 2018, 8:08 am

Saudi crown prince reportedly bragged he had Jared Kushner ‘in his pocket’

US president's son-in-law said to have shared classified intelligence with Mohammed bin Salman on the prince's domestic enemies

By JTA

US President Donald Trump (R) holds a defense sales chart with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)

March 21, 2018, 3:23 am

Saudi crown prince soaks in Trump’s praise as US tour opens

Mohammed bin Salman receives effusive welcome from president who hails future leader's power grab as 'tremendous'

By Josh Lederman

Yemenis check the damage in the aftermath of a reported air strike by the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on March 8, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Mohammed HUWAIS)

March 21, 2018, 1:02 am

Senate rejects bid to end US support for Saudi-led campaign in Yemen

Lawmakers vote down bipartisan effort to overrule presidential military authorization in Riyadh's 'unauthorized war' against Iran-backed rebels

By Michael Mathes