The money behind the new Iran War

[douglas9]

In private calls over the last several weeks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) reportedly urged President Trump to attack Iran. Iran is a top regional rival of Saudi Arabia, and MBS had become concerned about Iran’s growing military capabilities.

The lobbying campaign achieved success on Saturday, when Trump announced he had begun “major combat operations in Iran.” Trump launched a war even though U.S. intelligence assessed that Iran posed no imminent threat to the United States. In June 2025, Trump publicly declared that more limited strikes “completely obliterated Iran’s nuclear capability.”

MBS’s influence with Trump has grown as the Saudi government has invested billions in projects that personally enrich Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Despite the glaring conflicts-of-interest, Trump installed Kushner as a top negotiator with Iranian officials. Kushner and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff participated in a mediation session with their Iranian counterparts in Geneva on Thursday, billed as a last-ditch effort to avoid war.

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[markodochartaigh]

1. Note to self:

If you ever start hanging around with guys who have people chopped up, don't follow their advice.

[Irish_Dem]

2. How much $$$ will Kushner walk away with.

He is the bag man.
The money and land deal guy.

[Lonestarblue]

3. This probably means that Trump Org just got another multimillion dollar real estate deal with expenses paid by SA.

His corruption has no bounds.

[Irish_Dem]

5. $$$ Mulit-BILLION

Trump won't do anything for a puny couple of million.

[pat_k]

4. A monumentally corrupt payoff in plain sight.

We are way beyond some mealy-mouthed "conflict of interest."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221061085