Saudis Optimistic On Trump Administration’s Middle East Policy, Express Hope It Will Act Against Iran | MEMRI

The beginning of the presidency of Donald Trump in the U.S. generated optimism in Saudi Arabia about the new American administration. This was especially the case in light of the previous presidency, that of Barack Obama, during which the U.S. and Saudi Arabia grew apart, and the Obama administration’s measures in the Middle East that were contradictory to Saudi political positions – the apex of which was the JCPOA agreement.