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Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee

Top Economist Says Mohammed Bin Salman ‘Forced Trump to Back Off’ Iran Strikes With a ‘Credible Threat’ to Unload US Treasuries

Washington,Dc,,2025,Nov,18.,President,Donald,Trump,And,Saudi

Economist Steve Hanke said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman forced President Donald Trump to abandon planned strikes on Iran by threatening to unload the kingdom’s U.S. Treasury holdings.

Hanke Claims Saudi Threat Changed Trump’s Course

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