President Barack Obama met with Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz on Thursday and addressed concerns regarding the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Iran's recent actions. The meeting came as former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani called on the president to release secret documents that are suspected to implicate Saudi Arabia as having a role in the 9/11 attacks.

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Obama wrapped up the fourth visit of his presidency to Saudi Arabia, saying of the US and the Gulf Cooperation Council, "we remain united in our fight to destroy" ISIS. The president said the council would "increase their contributions to the fight."

President Obama went on to defend his administration's nuclear deal with Iran, while also admitting concerns over the country's "destabilizing actions in the region."

"Even as Iran was calling us the Great Satan we were able to get a deal done that got rid of their nuclear stockpiles," he said.

The president also stated that the US and its Gulf region allies "continue to have serious concerns about Iranian behavior," referencing Iran's recent ballistic missile tests and illegal arms shipments to Yemen.

In a statement released by the White House, there was no mention of Saudi Arabia's involvement in the 9/11 terror attacks, a role that has recently come into question as lawmakers attempt to pass a bill that would allow American citizens to sue foreign countries over attacks on the US. The White House has said that Obama would veto the legislation, as Saudi Arabia threatened a mass sell-off of US assets in response to the bill.

There have been reports that a classified 28-page portion of a lengthy congressional report on the September 11^th terror attacks contains details regarding money trails - some of which could lead to Saudi Arabia.

Giuliani, who was mayor of New York City during 9/11, said that "the American people need to know exactly what was the role of the Saudi Arabian government in the attacks...we are entitled to know who killed our loved ones and who almost killed all of us."

The former mayor also recounted a story about tearing up a $10 million check a Saudi prince offered him after the attacks. "His money he can keep and go burn it in hell," Giuliani said.

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