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Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been pushing President Trump to continue the war against Iran and destroy the Iranian Regime, arguing that the US-Israeli military campaign presents a “historic opportunity” to remake the Middle East, with MBS telling the president that Iran poses a long-term threat to the Gulf that can only be eliminated by getting rid of the current government, people briefed by American officials on the conversations told The New York Times.

People still framing this war as a joint brainchild of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are missing the point entirely. This didn’t emerge from a backroom conspiracy or a vacuum. It’s the outcome of long-building structural pressures within state institutions and strategic security doctrines. The Islamic Republic of Iran, in its current form, didn’t just compete within the system, it challenged and disrupted it in ways that went beyond the accepted competition rules within the established global order. At a certain point, that creates convergence, across governments, across administrations, across political divides. Which is why this isn’t about personalities. If Kamala Harris were in the White House, or Yair Lapid leading Israel right now, you’d still arrive at the same destination. Different actors. Different theatrics. Same script. Same inevitability.

🚨🇺🇸 9 million people are expected at anti-Trump protests across all 50 states today. The White House called it a "Trump Derangement Therapy Session." 3,100 events. Bruce Springsteen headlining Minnesota. Rallies on six continents. Two-thirds of RSVPs came from outside major cities. The therapy session got very large. Source: Politico