Sputnik - Saudi Arabia praises a hardline policy of Donald Trump toward Iran as relations between Teheran and Riyadh have been strained for a long time. The Sunni-led kingdom considers Shia Iran to be its main rival in the Middle East.




MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Saudi King Salman bin Adulaziz Al Saud held a telephone conversation with�US President Donald Trump and welcomed Washington�s policy toward�Tehran, praising the role of�US administration, local media reported Sunday.

According to�Al Arabiya channel,�King Salman�also noted that the US administration recognizes the challenges and threats coming from�Iran, and stressed the need for�united actions against�terrorism, calling Iran its main sponsor.

Trump, in�his turn, thanked King Salman for�his support and stressed that the United States was ready to�work together with�its allies to�achieve peace and security in�the world, the media added.

The two leaders also discussed bilateral relations and their development, according to�the channel.

On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced that the US administration had�decided not to�certify Iran�s compliance with�the Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action (JCPOA), also known as�the Iran nuclear deal, ordering the US Department of�Treasury to�impose new sanctions on�Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and four other entities. Trump, however, had not challenged Iran's compliance with�the deal at�the international level.