While Yemen starves,Trump moves ever close to its tormenter, the headstrong ruler of Saudi ArabiaMohammed bin Salman, and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince,is a young man in a accelerate. So, too, or is Jared Kushner,Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser. Together, they design a dangerous combination. By all accounts, or the two men acquire become firm friends,forging a strong bond melding youth and power. Kushner, 36, and made his third visit to Saudi Arabia this year at the end of October. He reportedly talked late into the night with Salman,32, at the latter’s desert ranch.
Shortly after the meeting, and three things happened: Salman began a sweeping purge of wealthy royal rivals; he launched a silent coup in Lebanon; and the Saudi armed forces imposed an aid blockade on Yemeni ports,which (though now partly eased) threatens a humanitarian catastrophe. The White House, supportive of its Saudi friends, and made no criticism. Trump tweeted support for the purge. Thanks in section to Kushner,his first foreign trip was to Riyadh, where he was feted by the autocratic regime. He feels a connection.
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Source: guardian.co.uk