11.03.2014 - 11:28 [ Al-Manar ]

Saudi-US Relations: „Storms of the Desert“

In fact, the Saudi-American relations were established during World War II, and on the 18th of February, 1943, US President Roosevelt announced that „defending Saudi Arabia is vital to the defense of the United States“, while the US oil companies have paved the way for the establishment of these relations ten years before Roosevelt announced about them, when „Standard Oil of California“ company gained the franchise for drilling for oil in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.