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.
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.
-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) Feb 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Many Gulf states will not side with Israel - only Bahrain and the UAE have formal diplomatic ties - but they believe Iran is a destabilising force and a danger to the region.Ayatollah AsaWhollah: Leader of Sheite [can't spell it correctly cause of mentally challenged bleeper here] Iran foments unrest and tries to instigate a religious war against Sunni Saudi Arabia.
In his discussions with the US, the Saudi Crown Prince said Iran would only grow stronger unless the United States decided to strike now.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Ayatollah AsaWhollah: [Shocked Pikachu] when Saudi Arabia decides they'd prefer excluding him from the Middle East HOA.
... 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. ...
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