In the 1974 Arab League summit held in Morocco on 26 October , a Fatah plot to assassinate Hussein upon his arrival was uncovered by the Moroccan authorities . The plot did not deter Hussein from joining the summit , but at the end Jordan had to join all the Arab countries in recognizing the PLO as " the sole representative of the Palestinian people , " a diplomatic defeat for Hussein . The relationship between Jordan and the United States deteriorated when Jordan refused to join the Camp David Accords . The Accords formed the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel , and allowed the withdrawal of Israel from the Sinai . In 1978 Hussein went to Baghdad for the first time since 1958 ; there , he met Iraqi politician Saddam Hussein . When Saddam became president of Iraq in 1979 , Hussein supported Saddam 's Iran – Iraq War that stretched from 1980 to 1988 . The relationship grew as Saddam provided Jordan with subsidized oil , and Jordan allowed Iraq to use the Port of Aqaba for its exports
1974 Arab League summit
1974 Arab League summit
Hussein of Jordan