(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) US. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman Wednesday, as part of a regional tour aimed at convincing skeptical allies about the benefits of the Iran nuclear deal.
After his meeting, Carter told reporters the king is expected to visit Washington in the fall.
Saudi officials have neither publicly condemned nor endorsed the Iran nuclear agreement announced July 14.
Carter met with King Salman as well as the Saudi minister of defense. Later, he headed back to Jordan for a meeting with the Jordanian military leadership.
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