Saudi crown prince softens Iran rhetoric in balancing act

The comment contrasts with remarks made by Prince Mohammed in 2017, after becoming crown prince, in which he called the supreme leader of Iran "the new Hitler of the Middle East."

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs first season of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council, virtually with Bahrain's Prime Minister and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

(photo credit: BANDAR ALGALOUD / SAUDI ROYAL COURT / REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

APRIL 28, 2021 17:44

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