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Saudi Arabia’s MBS speaking regularly with Trump, urging harsh action against Iran — NYT
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US President Donald Trump stands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his visit to the White House, November 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, known as MBS, is speaking regularly with US President Donald Trump amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, and is urging him to continue attacking Iran harshly, The New York Times reports.
According to the report, which cites several unnamed officials, MBS has conveyed advice previously given by Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah: to “cut off the head of the snake.”
That advice from Abdullah was contained in a trove of diplomatic cables that leaked in 2010, in which Gulf leaders were revealed to have urged more forceful American action against Iran’s nuclear program.
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