Saudi King Will Skip Obama’s Gulf Nations Summit in U.S.
Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz attends the Arab League summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on March 28. Source: STR/AFP/Getty Images
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Saudi Arabia said its new king won’t attend this week’s long-planned summit for Persian Gulf countries at the U.S. presidential retreat, in what may be a sign of frustration with Washington over its Iran policy.
King Salman’s decision to stay home comes as President Barack Obama’s administration is trying to restore the flagging confidence of Gulf Arab leaders in U.S. leadership. The decision produced reports that the Gulf leaders had snubbed Obama.