Ben Cohen

In shocking turn of events, petrostate likes thing that made oil price go up, wants it to go up more.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/saudi-prince-iran-trump.html

Saudi Leader Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations.

The New York Times
Mar 24 at 1:42pmIvory for iOS
Show threadFrancesco Marini4d ago

@airspeedswift we’ll see how much Bin Salman will like Saudi Arabia without their desalination plants, because that’s the predictable consequence if the war goes on. And Saudi Arabia gets 60% of its municipal water from desalination, so they’re in for a world of hurt should Iran bomb their plants.

It’s as if everybody suddenly forgot who Iran is 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

Show threadAnders Hovmöller4d ago
@airspeedswift Other people paying to fight your religious enemies is also on his like-list I bet.