Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is among the most powerful figures in the Middle East and a close ally of President Trump. The 40-year-old known as MBS pursued degrees of social and economic openness previously unseen in the kingdom.

President Donald Trump insisted that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “knew nothing” about the killing of Washington Post opinion writer Jamal Khashoggi, despite U.S. intelligence agencies concluding otherwise.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, dubbed ‘Mr. Everything, a person who can do everything,’ is reportedly urging the U.S. to attack Iran behind the scenes, according to a New York Times,