“Don’t Stop the War”: MBS’s $1 Trillion Plea to Trump to Crush Iran

In the midst of the 2026 U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran, a reported high-stakes phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) reportedly altered the trajectory of diplomacy. According to circulating accounts citing White House sources, Trump had been leaning toward a full ceasefire tied to Iran immediately reopening the Strait of Hormuz—a critical chokepoint for global oil flows disrupted by the conflict. MBS intervened, urging continuation to deliver a decisive blow to the Iranian regime.