🇺🇸🧐U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on behalf of Donald Trump, expressed regret that the Saudi authorities signed defense agreements with Ukraine without consulting the United States, which had been Saudi Arabia’s main ally.
In response, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman noted that the U.S. had failed to fully protect the Kingdom from Iranian strikes, and therefore Saudi Arabia made a decision that could quickly strengthen its defense capabilities. The Crown Prince also stated that his country will continue to be guided by its own national interests when making decisions regarding its defense.
This was a slap in the face to Trump from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in response to Trump’s crude and scandalous public statement that “…now let the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia kiss my ass and be polite to me from now on.”
Thus, Trump’s reckless and irresponsible remarks have effectively put U.S.–Saudi relations on pause.
The Saudi Crown Prince proved to be more diplomatic than the American president and, notably, did not respond to Rubio by saying that Trump should “kiss my ass” and behave politely toward him in the future
🇮🇱 : Énorme défaite diplomatique pour Netanyahu, qui a tout fait pour empêcher un accord entre les États-Unis et l'Iran. En frappant Beyrouth, Netanyahu espérait provoquer une riposte iranienne et bloquer l'accord. Cependant, à Téhéran, on a profité de cette occasion pour imposer de nouvelles conditions aux États-Unis : le retrait israélien du Liban et la levée du blocus naval américain sur les ports iraniens.
Trump, pressé par cet accord, a cédé aux demandes iraniennes. Le piège israélien s'est retourné contre Israël. Ce soir, Tel Aviv paraît complètement isolé au Moyen-Orient après avoir échoué à renverser le pouvoir iranien malgré la puissance de feu américaine. L'avenir politique de Netanyahu est déjà terminé. #Israel #Trump #Liban #Iran