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By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER<\/a> and JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Saudi Arabia<\/a> is urging Donald Trump<\/a> to deploy US troops on the ground in Iran and take advantage of a ‘historic opportunity’ to remake the Middle East, it has been reported.<\/p>\n

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has personally pushed Trump to press on with the war in a series of conversations over the last week, according to the New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

People familiar with the discussions told the newspaper the Saudi leader, known as MBS, has argued Iran poses a long-term threat to Gulf nations which can only be removed by regime change.<\/p>\n

It comes as Trump told US media outlets Tehran had undergone ‘regime change’ after more than three weeks of conflict with many high-ranking officials killed including former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile countries across the world are warning the global fuel crisis is now ‘critical’ as emergency measures are introduced in response to the Iran war.<\/p>\n

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen<\/a> has declared the time has come for negotiations with Iran to reopen the blocked Strait of Hormuz given the perilous energy situation around the globe.<\/p>\n

Follow the latest updates on the US-Israel war with Iran<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Saudi Arabia urges Trump to grab ‘historic opportunity’ for regime change in Iran<\/h2>\n
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by Jon Michael Raasch, US Political Reporter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia’s leader has urged Donald Trump to deploy ground troops in Iran and believes the war is a ‘historic opportunity’ for regime change.<\/p>\n

Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) urged Trump in several calls over the past week to keep fighting Iran, attempting to persuade the President that the job could not be left half finished, sources told the New York Times.<\/p>\n

The Saudi Crown Prince made the case that Iran’s government will pose a long-term threat to the region if it isn’t completely wiped out, the officials said. <\/p>\n

MBS urged Trump to send troops into Iran to take over the country’s energy infrastructure and to force the current government out of power, the sources added.<\/p>\n

Trump expressed concerns that escalating further could push oil prices even higher, with the national average gas price hitting $4.00 on Monday, up from $2.90 per gallon when the war began on February 28. <\/p>\n

MBS’s private views contrast with Saudi’s public statements that highlight the kingdom’s desire for a diplomatic end to the war, which has led to retaliatory strikes on its energy sites and strangled its oil exports.<\/p>\n