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Sunday, March 01, 2026

President Donald Trump may have been led to strike Iran alongside Israel by an "unusual pair" of allies, a new report revealed. 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. "The combined effort helped lead Trump to order a massive aerial campaign against Iran's leadership and military, which in its initial hour led to the death of [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei and several other senior Iranian officials," according to the report.

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#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-01 10:17 AM | Reply

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.

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: 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.

Ayatollah AsaWhollah: [Shocked Pikachu] when Saudi Arabia decides they'd prefer excluding him from the Middle East HOA.

#2 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-01 10:18 AM | Reply

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