U.S.-Saudi Alliance on the Edge Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email U.S. President Barack Obama, seen through an Oval Office window, speaks on the phone with King Abdallah Abd al Aziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the White House on September 10, 2014. ( Ron Sachs-Pool / Getty ) Produced by Ben Jay and Oliver Lazarus Produced by PRI and WNYC