President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pose for a photo with King Abdullah of Jordan and Queen Rania at the White House. (AP Photo) Updated 11 sec ago AP June 26, 2018 00:00 676 Leaders to discuss "threat from Iran and the crisis in Syria.” US advisor Jared Kushner recently met with Abdullah over Israeli-Palestinian peace plan WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah to the White House on Monday. The president and first lady Melania Trump greeted Abdullah and his wife, Queen Rania, as they arrived in the afternoon. The couples will be meeting in the Oval Office before Trump, Abdullah and their aides sit down for talks. The White House had said the allies would be discussing “terrorism, the threat from Iran and the crisis in Syria, and working toward a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.” Presidential adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner recently met with Abdullah as part of a Middle East trip to lay the groundwork for an expected Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. It’s likely to face steep resistance from the Palestinians, who have cut off ties since Trump recognized contested Jerusalem as Israel’s capital