【Saudi Arabia says one thing in public, another behind the scenes, secretly has been encouraging Trump to attack Iran】
According to a report by The Washington Post, U.S. intelligence assessments showed that Iran actually does not pose an imminent threat to the United States, but in the end, Trump still ordered military action, even directly "decapitating" Iranian senior leaders including Khamenei, mainly due to the private encouragement of two countries: Israel, which is currently fighting Iran alongside the U.S., and Saudi Arabia, which publicly opposes the U.S. attacking Iran.
According to sources, the Saudi Crown Prince publicly supported resolving the Iran issue through diplomacy and opposed military action. During the U.S.-Iran negotiations, the Crown Prince had communicated with the Iranian president. Later, Saudi officials stated that the Crown Prince firmly expressed that he would never allow the U.S. to use Saudi territory and airspace to attack Iran. However, this was just "saying one thing in public," while in private, his statements were completely different.
The Saudi Crown Prince has called Trump multiple times in the past month, strongly advocating for U.S. strikes. He also warned the U.S. privately that if they did not strike now, Iran might become even more dangerous. In January of this year, the Crown Prince's brother, Defense Minister Khalid, went to Washington, with the official statement that he came with a diplomatic mediation plan. However, once in Washington, Khalid warned U.S. officials in a closed meeting that if the U.S. did not strike now, the consequences would be very serious.
Under the influence of Saudi Arabia and Israel, Trump's determination to take military action grew stronger. With the Geneva talks ending without results, Trump finally decided to go to war with Iran. On February 28, the joint attack by the U.S. and Israel began.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858456489195532/
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