Saudi prince quietly lobbied Trump for military action on Iran

[Mysterian]

Source: Moneycontrol

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to US President Donald Trump last month, urging him to launch military action against Iran, even as he publicly favoured diplomacy, according to a report by The Washington Post.

The report said the crown prince pressed for a strike despite earlier public statements in January in which he insisted Saudi Arabia would not allow its airspace or territory to be used for attacks on Iran. At the time, he called for dialogue between Washington and Tehran and said Riyadh respected Iran’s sovereignty.

The US and Israel went on to carry out joint strikes targeting Iranian military and government sites after nuclear talks stalled and amid claims that Tehran had resumed aspects of its nuclear programme. President Trump said the “heavy and pinpoint bombing” would continue for as long as necessary.

The escalation quickly widened into a regional confrontation. Iran launched retaliatory attacks on Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Doha in Qatar, and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

Read more: https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/saudi-prince-quietly-lobbied-trump-for-military-action-on-iran-article-13847240.html

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US military now serving as mercenaries for Israel and Saudi Arabia, but we the taxpayers are paying for it.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. He's nuts too, like Trump and Netanyahu.

[RockRaven]

2. The difference between those three is that two of them call shots and the third

does their bidding.

[drray23]

3. he maybe but him and netanyahu are not stupid unlike Trump

They are evil but have a functional brain. They figured early enough that they could use Trump to carry out wars for them.

[cliffside]

4. Link to Washington Post article ...

gift link

https://wapo.st/3NcNbUC

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran
U.S. intelligence assessments saw no imminent threat, but regional allies argued now was the time to strike.

"President Donald Trump launched Saturday’s wide-ranging attack on Iran after a weeks-long lobbying effort by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East — Israel and Saudi Arabia — according to four people familiar with the matter, as Israeli and U.S. forces teamed to topple Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after nearly four decades in power.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to Trump over the past month advocating a U.S. attack, despite his public support for a diplomatic solution, the four people said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, continued his long-running public campaign for U.S. strikes against what he views as an existential enemy of his country.

.... As those talks proceeded, Riyadh issued a statement, following a phone call between the crown prince and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, that Mohammed would not allow Saudi airspace or territory to be used in an attack on Iran.
In his discussions with U.S. officials, however, the Saudi leader warned that Iran would come away stronger and more dangerous if the United States did not strike now, after amassing the largest military presence in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, said the people, who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive situation..."

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Since when was a two billion dollar bribe quiet?

[pat_k]

6. The Felon's War on Iran is the most monumentally corrupt payoff we have ever seen take place in front of our eyes.

And we need to push our electeds to put this war in the framework of the Felon's greed and his monumentally corrupt ties to MBS and Netanyahu.

More here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221061085

[IronLionZion]

7. America First means following orders from other countries?

Next you'll tell me MAGA doesn't actually make America great.

[not a texan]

8. I remember when he trusted the Russians more than US intelligence agencies

What will it take for our country to rid ourselves from this menace? How much more does congress have to see before they act and do their duty?

[Marcuse]

9. "Speaking of the Washington Post, thanks for quashing that Khashoggi nuisance. Now I need another favor...

[Ziggysmom]

10. Watch the price of oil go up. Oh, gee the prince bone saw SBS will make even

More money!

Will Barron enlist?

[niyad]

11. KNR

[trusty elf]

12. ...

[Easterncedar]

13. Quietly, except for the jingle of coins

[Bengus81]

14. Finally getting something for that $2B bribe. That took awhile.