"King Abdullah is a key partner of the United States, and we fully support him," RIA Novosti is quoted as saying.
It is noted that the American side maintains contacts with Jordanian officials.
Earlier, the Petra agency reported that the security forces detained the former head of the office of the King of Jordan, Bassem Awadallah, the former special envoy of the king in Saudi Arabia, al-Sharif ibn Zeid, and several other officials.