Trump Calls MBS on Hormuz and Iran as Gulf War Escalates
📞 RIYADH — MBS gets the call Washington gives its closest Gulf partner. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Rubio met the Saudi ambassador at the White House yesterday — Trump calling MBS today is sequenced coordination, not coincidence. Hormuz dominates: Saudi exports transit the strait, giving Riyadh direct stake in the passage pledge Washington is demanding from Tehran. Riyadh hasn't joined Kuwait and Bahrain kinetically — this call is Washington checking whether that stays true.
