shares a strong antipathy towards iran. despite the sensitivities of this leg of the trip, this may well be the easiest part. donald trump is amongst friends here in riyadh but he leaves behind him are gathering political storm in washington. the questions over what he told the russians won t go away. it s emerged he disparaged the head of the fbi to them just one day after firing him. according to a document seen by the new york times, the president said, i had just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy. a real nutjob that head was investable investigating possible links with russia. the president said it relieved great pressure on him and that not under investigation. relieved great pressure on him and that not under investigationm seems like we are learning disturbing new allegations about president trump not just disturbing new allegations about president trump notjust every day, but ladies and gentlemen, every hour. here in saudi arabia he has three summit is to g
donald trump has arrived in saudi arabia, the start of his first foreign tour as president of the united states. we can go there now and talk to our international correspondent. after a very royal welcome at the riyadh international airport and the presentation of the highest civilian honour, down to business, and reports that deals have already been signed. memorandum is of understanding. another summit taking place at the same time, the saudi us chief executive officer summit. donald trump is putting his emphasis on the bilateral meeting, here is frank gardner with report on what has happened so far today. into the blazing heat of the saudi summer, and away from the political heat of washington, president trump and his wife emerged from air force one to a red carpet welcome. they were greeted by saudi arabia s king salman. the two leaders have a lot to discuss, specifically iran, the threat of terrorism and the problem of religious intolerance. the us president is due to ad
an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after talks in riyadh, president trump and king salman of saudi arabia have approved defence deals worth $110 billions. the white house described it as the biggest single arms deal in us history. a series of other trade agreements were also signed at the royal palace. on his first trip abroad since taking office, president trump was received with lavish ceremony, and awarded saudi arabia s highest civilian honour. frank gardner sent this report from riyadh. arriving in the heat of arabia, and leaving behind the political heat of washington, president trump and the first lady had been welcomed with full honours by their royal saudi hosts. they were greeted by king salman, now in his eighties, and escorted to the vip terminal. they have a lot to discuss, specifically iran, the threat of terrorism and the problem of religious intolerance. the us president is due to address over a0 muslim leaders on this subject. goi
for dinner with a group of voters. that s nick s election takeaways in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. first, donald trump has been welcomed in saudi arabia as he began his first trip abroad since becoming president. he signed deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars with the saudis. riyadh is his first stop on a nine dayjourney around the middle east and europe. it s a trip his aides hope will divert attention from his political problems back in washington. our north america editor, jon sopel, is travelling with the president and sent this report. with the mercury touching 100 fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert air refreshing compared to the political hothouse he s left behind in washington. he s hoping this first foreign trip will provide some respite from mounting problems at home, and what a welcome his hosts laid on for him. the 81 year old king came to greet him, red carpet for as far as the eye could see.
he took 57% of the vote, thereby securing an outright victory and avoiding a run off with his main rival. in a triumphant message on twitter, mr rouhani said the iranian people were the real winners . our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the details. in the end, it wasn t even close. the pragmatic hassan rouhani winning comfortably. for reform minded middle class voters this was a significant victory. they came out in huge numbers, determined not to let hardliners take back the presidency. iranians know that their president is not a natural reform but they are weary of conflict and in the city is at least they are eager for change. mr rouhani seemed to represent their best hope. today he thanked them, addressed the international community. translation: today the world is well aware that the iranians nation has chosen the path of interaction with the world. a path that is distant from extremism and violence. we seek to live in peace and friendship with the world but is