“Saudi Arabia is an ally”
And particularly so since the advent of MBS, Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
I believe Saudi Arabia was the first stop on Trump’s first overseas trip as President. That was not insignificant.
And Saudi Arabia is not just an ally of the United States. They are also an important ally of Israel, which will come as a surprise to many.
Both KSA and Israel, as well as the countries making up the Gulf Cooperation Council, see Iran as their mortal enemy. And during the Obama years they understood that they could no longer rely on the United States; in fact the US was strengthening their mortal enemy Iran, so they would have to work together to defend themselves. Oddly enough, and surely without intending to do so, Barack Obama solidified an alliance between Israel and the leadership of several of its Muslim neighbors. They all are greatly relieved to have Donald Trump restoring the USA as their ally.
Well explained