Saudi's MBS Talks Trump Down from Massive Civilian Strikes

Monday, August 03, 2026

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to President Trump on Saturday and expressed concern over his plans for massive new strikes against Iran, according to two U.S. officials and a third source with knowledge of the call.

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The New York Times reports the U.S. dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on a family home in Iran, killing a husband, wife, and their 2-year-old son. The paper found no indication of a nearby military target.

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-08-01 10:30 PM | Reply

... Such an attack could lead to an unprecedented escalation in the five-month war ...

An escalation that might occur after PM Netanyahu visited the White House ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-01 10:38 PM | Reply

#3 | Posted by americanunity at 2026-08-02 01:08 AM | Reply

More War Crimes.

#4 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-08-02 07:37 PM | Reply

Once indicted by the ICC, the UK authorities will arrest Dummkopf Trumpf for war crimes when he visits his golf resorts there.

The British can't argue for the arrests of vicious serial killers Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin, but skip the morbidly obese altakaker.

If the geezer is still alive for that, of course.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-03 06:08 PM | Reply

Once indicted by the ICC, the UK authorities will arrest Dummkopf Trumpf for war crimes when he visits his golf resorts there.

The British can't argue for the arrests of vicious serial killers Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin, but skip the morbidly obese altakaker.

If the geezer is still alive for that, of course.

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-03 06:09 PM | Reply

Once indicted by the ICC, the UK authorities will arrest Dummkopf Trumpf for war crimes when he visits his golf resorts there.

The British can't argue for the arrests of vicious serial killers Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin, but skip the morbidly obese altakaker.

If the geezer is still alive for that, of course.

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-03 06:09 PM | Reply

Once indicted by the ICC, the UK authorities will arrest Dummkopf Trumpf for war crimes when he visits his golf resorts there.

The British can't argue for the arrests of vicious serial killers Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin, but skip the morbidly obese altakaker.

If the geezer is still alive for that, of course.

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-03 06:09 PM | Reply