The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, reportedly urged the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to continue the military campaign against Iran, according to various American sources cited in news reports. The pressure from the Saudi leader came in the context of the escalation of the regional war, which began in late February 2026 with coordinated attacks by the United States and Israel on Iranian military targets
.The conflict intensified after an operation that eliminated senior Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, triggering retaliation across the Persian Gulf and increasing tension in the region. Faced with this situation, Mohammed bin Salman would have maintained regular communications with Trump, encouraging the US president to sustain and expand military operations, describing the situation as an opportunity to weaken Tehran's regional influence and reinforce Saudi Arabia's
strategic position.Sources indicated that the Saudi pressure coincided with recommendations from Israel and some advisors within the US government, who considered it necessary to continue the offensives to limit Iran's nuclear and military capacity, as well as to curb Tehran's support for militias in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen. Riyadh's stance, while firm in private, was in contrast to its public rhetoric, which emphasized the need for stability and diplomacy in
