Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Neom on 22 November (AFP)
Israel's Netanyahu called for strikes on uranium facilities during Neom meeting with 'very nervous' Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi sources say
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was reluctant to accede to demands from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to an attack on Iran when they met last Sunday in Neom, Saudi sources with knowledge of the meeting told Middle East Eye.
Bin Salman's reluctance was said to be for two reasons.
Firstly, he read two recent attacks on Saudi oil targets as warning messages from Iran delivered by proxies.
Secondly, he doubts the US response under President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration, in the event of a prolonged series of strikes and counter strikes, believing Biden’s first response to a Gulf crisis would be to deescalate before negotiating a nuclear deal with Tehran.
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Wrong: He did not want action at this time because of a possible incoming new administration.
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