Leak Reveals Saudi Crown Prince Wants Out Of Yemen War
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, center left, departs after his meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Jonathan Ernst/AP)
Mohammed bin Salman, the heir to the Saudi throne, confessed to two former US officials he “wants out” of the brutal two-year war he started in Yemen, and added that he was “okay” with Washington engaging with his arch-foe Iran, according to leaked emails obtained by Middle East Eye.