CLOSE TIES US President Barack Obama (C) poses for a family photo with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during a summit meeting at Camp David in Maryland on May 14, 2015. From L to R, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and commander of the United Arab Emirates armed forces Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa,Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said, the emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, Obama, the emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and GCC Secretary General Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani.  AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM
CLOSE TIES US President Barack Obama (C) poses for a family photo with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during a summit meeting at Camp David in Maryland on May 14, 2015. From L to R, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and commander of the United Arab Emirates armed forces Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa,Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said, the emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, Obama, the emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and GCC Secretary General Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani.
AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM

CAMP DAVID: President Barack Obama tried to reassure America’s Gulf allies Thursday that engaging with Iran would not come at their expense, at a Camp David summit that proved short on concrete outcomes.

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