Saudi Crown Prince privately urged Trump to continue striking Iran
The New York Times cited anonymous White House officials, saying that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been constantly urging Trump to continue heavily strike Iran. It is reported that since the conflict began, in addition to calling Netanyahu every day, Trump also regularly communicates with Arab allies on the Iranian situation.
Source further said: The proposal by the Saudi Crown Prince is highly consistent with the advice of the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who often urged the Obama administration to strike Iran's nuclear program while he was in power.
For a long time, there have been significant differences between Saudi Arabia and Iran in sects, ideology, and geopolitical rivalry, and both sides have been in constant covert conflicts, even once cutting off diplomatic relations for several years. Saudi Arabia had also severely criticized the Obama administration's "Iran nuclear deal." In recent years, the relationship between the two sides has improved, and when the Iranian situation became tense, Saudi Arabia actively mediated on the surface. However, surprisingly, according to the disclosure by the Washington Post, Netanyahu and the Saudi Crown Prince have been secretly encouraging Trump to attack Iran. The Saudi defense minister even stated in a closed meeting that if they do not strike now, it will only allow Iran to grow stronger.
This time, the Crown Prince again privately urged Trump to severely strike Iran, which is a typical case of "saying one thing and doing another" and "using someone else's knife to kill," using Trump's hands to weaken or even eliminate Iran. If this is the case, then the Iranian attacks on U.S. bases in Saudi Arabia and some facilities in Saudi Arabia would be understandable.
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