The alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia began in 1943, when US President franklin roosevelt invited Saudi Crown Prince Faisal and Khalid to visit the White House. Subsequently, the two young princes agreed to accept American security assistance, and in return, Saudi Arabia provided continuous oil exports to American oil companies.
The deal was formally concluded on Valentine's Day in 1945, when the King of Saudi Arabia and President Roosevelt met on the USS Quincy in the Suez Canal. Although there are profound differences on the Palestinian issue, the King of Saudi Arabia and President Roosevelt reached an agreement on other issues.
Although the relationship between the two countries has experienced some ups and downs in the next six years, on the whole, the two countries are still closely linked. Faisal imposed an oil embargo on the United States in June 1973 and June 10, and supported the Israeli war, but it opened the prelude to the cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States in the Arab-Israeli peace process.
Khalid and JimmyCarter fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. King Fahd helped President Bush fight Saddam Hussein's regime and liberated Kuwait. In the190s and180s, Saudi Arabia and the United States had unprecedented cooperation.