“They’ve already apologized, but, you know, we got to smack them a little bit,” he told reporters in the Oval Office. And Saudi Arabia joined the U.S. in striking multiple logistics and weapons sites used by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. Saudi defense minister makes White House visitSaudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman met separately Wednesday with Trump and Vice President JD Vance, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment publicly about the private meeting. The person and the Israeli official were not authorized to comment and spoke on the condition of anonymity. A history of failed diplomacy plagues US-Iran prospectsThe Trump administration does not seem to have a strategy to resume negotiations with Iran over ending the conflict.