{"id":1619,"date":"2017-11-07T08:02:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T09:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/trump-defends-saudi-arabias-crackdown-on-high-profile-figures\/"},"modified":"2017-11-07T08:02:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T09:02:03","slug":"trump-defends-saudi-arabias-crackdown-on-high-profile-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/trump-defends-saudi-arabias-crackdown-on-high-profile-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump defends Saudi Arabia\u2019s crackdown on high-profile figures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">US President Donald Trump has voiced support for a sweeping crackdown by Saudi rulers on royals and businessmen as part of a purported anti-graft campaign, which is widely viewed as an attempt to strengthen Saudi Arabia\u2019s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman\u2019s grip on power.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"105\">\n<p>\n\tDozens of high-profile royals, ministers and business tycoons were arrested in the weekend purge soon after the creation of a so-called anti-corruption commission headed by bin Salman, presstv.com reported.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA press release from the Saudi Ministry of Communications said the move was part of an \u201cactive reform agenda aimed at tackling a persistent problem that has hindered development efforts in the kingdom in recent decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTrump hailed the Saudi crackdown, claiming that those targeted had been \u2018milking\u2019 the kingdom for years.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, they know exactly what they are doing,\u201d he tweeted on Monday. \u201cSome of those they are harshly treating have been \u2018milking\u2019 their country for years!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAmong those arrested were billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, the head of the National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/d5d0fa4e-63d5-4ffc-bd8a-f4bf0abd9d3b.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#3399ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Dozens of princes, ministers and former ministers have been detained since Saturday in a crackdown which has reportedly consolidated the crown prince&#8217;s power. (PRESSTV)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe detentions recalled a palace coup in June that ousted Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the first in line to the Saudi throne and replaced him with Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBin Salman has unveiled a raft of radical reforms since his rise to power.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHowever, critics said the Saudi crown prince is using the reforms as a pretext to remove his potential political adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpeaking on condition of anonymity, a US official told REUTERS that bin Salman \u201chas become the primary driver of Saudi policy-making. He has moved aggressively to sideline opponents, concentrate decision-making authority, and establish himself as the undisputed heir to the Al Saud legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tKristian Coates Ulrichsen, a research fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, told the Associated Press that the recent arrests were meant to ease the crown prince\u2019s eventual succession to the Saudi throne.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cAs a leader who is set to remain in power for decades, Mohammed bin Salman is remaking the kingdom in his own image,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tJane Kinnenmont, an expert on Saudi affairs at the Chatham House think tank, related the latest purge to a visit by Jared Kushner, Trump\u2019s son-in-law and a top White House advisor, to the kingdom in October.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWhenever there is high-level contact with the Trump administration, Saudi tends to emerge from that emboldened,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTrump has pursued closer ties with the Riyadh regime than his predecessor, Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTrump travelled to Saudi Arabia in May for his first foreign trip since taking office. Washington and Riyadh announced contracts worth more than $380 billion, including $110 billion arms deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi US President Donald Trump has voiced support for a sweeping crackdown by Saudi rulers on royals and businessmen as part of a purported anti-graft campaign, which is widely viewed as an attempt to strengthen Saudi Arabia\u2019s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman\u2019s grip on power. 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