Trump, new Saudi crown prince vow to ease tension with Qatar
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump called Saudi Arabia's new crown prince Wednesday as the US stepped up efforts to mediate a crisis between Qatar and America's closest regional allies.
The president called Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Saudi Arabia's King Salman appointed his 31-year-old son as crown prince. The elevation places Mohammed bin Salman as first-in-line to the throne and removed the country's counterterrorism czar and a figure well-known to Washington from the line of succession.
The White House said in a statement that the two leaders expressed their shared commitment to "cutting off all support for terrorists and extremists, as well as how to resolve the ongoing dispute with Qatar."
