Mohammed bin Salman, the mercurial young crown prince and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, is at it again: launching another palace coup at home and an oil price war with global consequences.
Last week he arrested Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the younger brother of his father King Salman, and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, his cousin, whom the heir to the Saudi throne deposed as crown prince in 2017.
Saudi sources present this as an attempt to nip a counter-coup in the bud, or a reminder that Prince Mohammed deals ruthlessly with anyone who doubts his fitness to succeed. Either way it is characteristically heavy-handed.
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