How the Iran war ignited a clash between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince
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US President Donald Trump with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Washington in 2025.
PHOTO: HAIYUN JIANG/NYTIMES
Edward Wong
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump and his military commanders were in a bind.
They had announced the start of a new mission to help guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran had effectively closed early in the war. US naval and air power would ward off any Iranian attacks during a tentative ceasefire, the commanders said.
