Bin Salman ready to recognize Israel if US helps him defeat Iran: Documentary
Tehran (KNA) - A new documentary has revealed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — also known as MbS — had promised US President Donald Trump to recognize Israel and normalize ties with the regime if the United States helped him “defeat Iran and take control of the Middle East.”
According to PBS documentary 'The Crown Prince,' which was broadcast on Saturday, the kingdom's de facto ruler made the pledge in a meeting with President Trump during his visit to Riyadh in May 2017.
Martin Smith, the presenter of the documentary, said that bin Salman had asked Trump to ensure "the United States' assistance in defeating Iran while supporting the prince's ambitions to become the key player in the Middle East."
In return, bin Salman offered to help Trump and his son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner, solve the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
David Ignatius, The Washington Post's columnist and military analyst, who was interviewed in the documentary, quoted bin Salman as saying that "I see a Middle East where Israel is a part of … I am ready to recognize and have trade relations with Israel."
Ignatius explained that bin Salman's proposal "tempted the US administration and became the focus of the plan that Kushner keeps on advocating."
Source: PressTV