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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud, age 81, is planning to step down next week and announce 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as his successor, according to an exclusive report by the UK’s Daily Mail.com, citing a source close to the Saudi royal family.
“Unless something dramatic happens, King Salman will announce the appointment of [the Crown Prince] as King of Saudi Arabia next week,” the source told the Daily Mail.
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According to the source, once crowned as monarch, Mohammed will focus on Iran, and allegedly hopes to enlist Israel’s aid in dealing with its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah. “Plan B is to fight Hezbollah in Syria” if Israel does not agree to start a conflict with the guerrilla group in Lebanon.
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