Trump expresses solidarity with Saudi Arabia following Houthi attacks

WASHINGTON, April 3 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz during which he expressed solidarity with Riyadh following Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-enabled Houthi ballistic missile attacks against civilian targets in Kingdom on March 25.
The White House said in a statement Tuesday that Trump and King Salman discussed on Monday a range of regional issues, including "the importance of achieving a comprehensive peace between Israelis and Palestinians and opportunities to strengthen the American-Saudi strategic partnership." The statement added that they agreed "on the significance of reinvigorating a political process to end the war in Yemen." On Syria, Trump and King Salman discussed "joint efforts to ensure the enduring defeat of (IS) and counter Iranian efforts to exploit the Syrian conflict to pursue its destabilizing regional ambitions." Meanwhile, Trump "emphasized the importance of resolving the Gulf dispute and restoring a united Gulf Cooperation Council to counter Iranian malign influence and defeat terrorists and extremists." (end) si.bs