>> representatives from gulf
nations are in the united states
for a summit at camp david with
president barack obama.
on the agenda is iran's nuclear
deal regional security and the
isil threat.
>> as they arrive for dinner one
by one on the south lawn of the
white house, there is a
noticeable absence the kings of
saudi arabia and bahrain decided
at the last minute to stay away.
despite that in the oval office
with the crown prince of saudi
arabia u.s. president barack
obama stressed the alliance.
the president wanted to reassure
gulf allies that any potential
deal over the iran nuclear
program won't put them at risk.
ben rhodes told me when it comes
to the issue of a new defense
treaty, that isn't going to
happen.
>> a treaty is not something
we're looking at.