Monday, March 02, 2026

Trump's Iran Strikes Came at Behest of an 'unusual pair' of Allies: report

The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing four sources familiar with the matter, that Trump's decision to conduct a series of strikes against Iran's ballistic and nuclear missile facilities came at the behest of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who had been lobbying for the strikes for weeks, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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President Trump launched strikes on Iran after a weeks-long lobbying effort by Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to four people familiar with the matter. U.S. intelligence assessments saw no imminent threat, but regional allies argued to strike.

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-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) Feb 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-01 02:15 PM

Daddy Vlad is going to be pissed!

#2 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-03-01 06:52 PM

... at the behest of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ...

The Trump Organization eyes real estate deal in Saudi government development (November 2025)
www.middleeasteye.net

... The Trump Organization is in talks to build a branded property in one of Saudi Arabia's largest government-owned real estate developments.

The chief executive of the Saudi company leading the development told The New York Times that a deal between the Trump Organization and Diriyah development would be announced "soon".

"Nothing announced yet, but soon to be," Jerry Inzerillo said, adding it was "just a matter of time" before the Trump Organization reached a deal.

Diriyah is the original home of the ruling Al-Saud family and includes a mud brick village that is a listed Unesco World Heritage site. The city, a 20-minute drive from Riyadh, is undergoing a $63bn development into a luxury destination with hotels, restaurants, shops, and museums. US President Donald Trump toured the site in May during his visit to the kingdom.

"It turned out to be a good stroke of luck and maybe a little bit clever of us to say, OK, let's appeal to him as a developer' - and he loved it," Inzerillo told the NYT. ...


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-02 08:05 PM

One's paid him billions, one has the piss video from Epstein.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-02 08:59 PM

Trump is America Last and Israel's/Saudi Arabia's bitch.

Good job, Pedos!

#5 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-03 12:29 AM

Want to know how long the Sunni (Saudi)-Shia (Iran) Civil War has been raging? Just put that question into google search.. of course the Saudis want the US to go bankrupt killing Shias and turning the Middle East back to their version of Islam. We are such fools to have bought into that idiocy. Talk about warmongers...Saudi Arabia and Israel...and of course our cognitively impaired President is an easy mark to both of those countries. Cross his palms with silver and America will invade anyone, anywhere, at any time.

#6 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-03-03 07:46 AM

Being their bitch is why we cannot have nice things in America.

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-03 08:07 AM

One's paid him billions, one has the piss video from Epstein.

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-02 08:59 PM | Reply | Flag:

Oh yes, the old pee tape. Did you know that Hillary admitted to making that up? The Epstein files? The ones that show that Epstein hated Trump and was obsessed with removing him from office? The ones that showed the real Perv, Bill Clinton with an underage girl giving him a back rub, another sitting on his lap, another in a hot tub with him? The same files that show Epstein involved in the Clinton Foundation?

#8 | Posted by fishpaw at 2026-03-03 12:21 PM

The Epstein files?

#10 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

When will Trump follow the law and release the 98% he still holds on to?

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-03 01:01 PM

Did you know that Hillary admitted to making that up? The Epstein files? The ones that show that Epstein hated Trump and was obsessed with removing him from office? The ones that showed the real Perv, Bill Clinton with an underage girl giving him a back rub, another sitting on his lap, another in a hot tub with him? The same files that show Epstein involved in the Clinton Foundation?

#10 | Posted by fishpaw

Did hillary make trump brag about grabbing women's -------?
Did hillary make trump party with epstein for decades?
Did hillary make trump buy a teenage beauty pageant and then burst into the dressing room to catch them naked?
Did hillary make trump send a birthday card to epstein hinting at their "wonderful secrets?"
Did hillary make trump move gislaine maxwell to a luxury day spa prison?

#10 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-03 01:21 PM

#10 | Posted by fishpaw

How does it feel to be a pedo protector, pedo protector?

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-03 02:56 PM

Oh yes, the old pee tape. Did you know that Hillary admitted to making that up?

#10 | Posted by fishpaw

Do tell.

#12 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-03-03 07:39 PM

@#10 ... Did you know that Hillary admitted to making that up? ...

Got a link?

For that or any of the other unsubstantiated assertion you current trolling seems to delight in posting 24/7?

Yer up.

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-03 08:41 PM

FishPawn is most likely a pedophile himself.

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-03 08:44 PM

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