riyadh u.s. president donald trump visit saudi arabia weekend reinforce strategic partnership riyadh washington boost joint fight islamist militants kingdom foreign minister say thursday saudi arabia enthusiastic trump arrival white house see predecessor barack obama soft arch foe iran cool toward washington bilateral relationship riyadh mainstay middle east security balance trump visit riyadh first stop maiden international trip since take office january include conclude political commercial agreements saudi arabia foreign minister adel al-jubeir say bolster strategic partnership two countries tell news conference saudi arabia agree u.s. administration view relation role unite state world relation uproot terrorism add refer hardline islamic state group al qaeda jubeir say riyadh washington discuss several initiatives relate arm sales economic security cooperation tackle terrorism several agreements sign whether political agreements ... big economic agreements say riyadh back trump efforts resolve israeli-palestinian conflict also agree washington confront iran aggressive policies support terrorism say saudi arabia seek assurances trump administration continue harsh tone towards iran keep pressure rhetoric action stop riyadh see tehran destabilize activities region trump administration heavily criticize west nuclear agreement iran back obama senior administration officials also criticize iran support syrian president bashar al-assad ballistic missile activities back militant group region apart saudi officials trump also meet leaders six-nation gulf cooperation council gcc lunch leaders 50 muslim countries riyadh saudi arabia use opportunity gather increase cooperation countries oppose islamic state syria iraq jubeir say jubeir say saudi arabia concern share intelligence unite state despite storm report trump discuss intelligence russia white house meet last week share large amount intelligence unite state vice versa jubeir say hesitation hesitation continue so saudi say trump visit bolster security trade tie