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Why Saudi Arabia is reaching out to Iran
Why Saudi Arabia is reaching out to Iran
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said he seeks to have good relations with Iran. Three years ago, Salman had said Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei makes Hitler look good.
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Late last month, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered an olive branch to his country’s main adversary. Speaking on Saudi television, the kingdom’s de facto ruler said he seeks “to have good relations” with Iran.
That represents at least a rhetorical retreat for the Saudis, who are fighting a vicious and destructive war against Iran’s Houthi proxies in Yemen and were public supporters of former President Donald Trump’s economic warfare against Iran. It was only three years ago that Prince Mohammed said that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “makes Hitler look good.”
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Washington: A U.S. intelligence report expected to be declassified as soon as Friday implicates Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in approving the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a person familiar with the findings.
The report builds on classified intelligence from the CIA and other intelligence agencies after Khashoggi’s murder in October 2018 inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the report hasn’t yet been released. It wasn’t immediately clear how much detail the declassified version of the report will provide about Prince Mohammed’s role in the killing.
City without cars and roads â Saudi Crown Prince announces plan for future beyond oil
170-km The Line will be part of the $500 billion Neom project. The linear city will have 1 million residents and create 380,000 jobs by 2030, the crown prince said.
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Riyadh: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced his latest plan for Saudi Arabiaâs future beyond oil: a linear city with no cars, roads or carbon emissions.
The 170 kilometer-long (106 miles) development called âThe Lineâ will be part of the $500 billion Neom project, the crown prince said in a televised speech on Sunday. Construction is planned to start in the first quarter.
Saudi Prince hits a new year reset by making allies not enemies
Saudi Prince hits a new year reset by making allies not enemies
A new US administration, combined with threats from Iran and a weakening economy, has seen Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s calculations shift to reconciliation. Text Size:
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On a day that Saudi Arabia jolted the oil market with an output cut it called a “gesture of goodwill,” the kingdom’s de-facto ruler took center stage in a mirrored concert hall, ready to resolve a different crisis.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had presided over the rift with Qatar for more than three years. But now there were just two weeks before a new U.S. leader took office, and President-elect Joe Biden had promised to treat Saudi Arabia as a “pariah.” Combined with threats from Iran and a weakening economy, the prince’s calculation had been shifting: reconciliation looked better than conflict.