The director of the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is revealed to have expressed displeasure at Saudi Arabia's recent reconciliation with Iran, during an unannounced visit to the kingdom this week. READ: China's possible roles and limits beyond the Gulfindications that Saudi Arabia is preparing to normalise relations with the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, which would also put it at odds with a key American foreign policy stance in the region. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply