In a series of conversations over the last week, Prince Mohammed [#MBS] has conveyed to #Trump that he must press toward the destruction of Iran’s hard-line government, the people familiar with the conversations said.

MBS, the people said, has argued that #Iran poses a long-term threat to the Gulf that can only be eliminated by getting rid of the government.

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