It's no secret that Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been at loggerheads with the Obama administration over their negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran. Last May, Salman snubbed the president when he refused to attend a meeting of Gulf states in Washington. But now that the deal appears inevitable, the king wants to get the most security assistance out of the US that he can, as the Saudis and other regional players await the lifting of sanctions on Iran that would give Tehran tens of billions of dollars to try and destabilize the region. Reuters: Saudi Arabia and Iran are opposed on a number of regional issues, especially the 4 1/2-year-long Syrian civil war and unrest in Yemen, where a coalition of Arab states led by Riyadh - assisted by the United States - are targeting Iran-allied Houthi forces. The Obama administration is focused on providing assistance the president promised at the Camp David summit, including helping Gulf states integrate...(Read Full Post)