Pompeo visits Saudi crown prince to discuss Iran

The US Secretary of State also talked about the war in Yemen with the Saudi crown prince, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with them.
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US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Abizaid (L) and Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud (C-L) greet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan, as they arrive at Neom Bay Airport in Neom, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 22, 2020. - PATRICK SEMANSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday in the kingdom's mega-city, Neom, to discuss Iran, as the Trump administration enters its final weeks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined the meeting, a supposedly secret mission that was quickly leaked to the press.

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