Saudi Arabia King Salman's Success Hinges On Making New Political Friends In The Region

King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud ascended to the Saudi Arabian throne Friday amid one of the most tumultuous times in the Middle East since the Arab Spring. With Iran's growing influence in the region as background, the extremists threatening Saudi Arabia from the north and the south have pushed the Sunni kingdom into a proxy war that has made repairing broken relationships and establishing new ties essential for the new monarch.