A resurfaced clip from a 60 Minutes interview has the Saudi crown prince speaking plain truth to an American audience: Mohammed bin Salman flatly called Iran’s supreme leader “the new Hitler,” warning that Ayatollah Khamenei seeks expansion across the region and cannot be treated as just another diplomatic rival. The clip is uncomfortable for anyone who still believes moral equivalence or appeasement will keep America or our allies safe.
MBS didn’t stop at rhetoric — he issued a sober strategic warning that should wake up every policymaker in Washington: if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, Saudi Arabia will pursue one as soon as possible to defend itself. That reality is proof that weak U.S. diplomacy and naïve deals only invite an arms race and greater instability in the Middle East.
Conservative commentators and patriots should be grateful clips like this are being circulated again, and that voices like Dave Rubin are bringing them back into the conversation instead of letting the mainstream media sweep them under the rug. Rubin highlighted the resurfaced interview on his show, underscoring how American audiences need reminders that our allies see the threats we too often ignore.
For those who forgot, this wasn’t a throwaway soundbite — it came from an extensive on-the-record interview Norah O’Donnell conducted for 60 Minutes back when MBS was making his first big U.S. media push. The prince’s bluntness then and now exposes the double standard of our press corps: they’ll criticize allies for imperfections but balk at naming the clear and present danger on Iran’s side.
Let’s be clear: calling out evil and preparing to deter it is not “provocation,” it’s prudence. Washington’s leadership must stop indulging wishful thinking and start listening to partners who live under the shadow of Tehran’s proxies and ambitions; failure to act decisively hands victories to theocrats and strengthens the hand of those who wish America harm.
If you’re a hard-working American who loves liberty, this moment should harden your resolve — support a foreign policy that backs strong allies, defends Israel, and stops rewarding bad actors with concessions. The crown prince’s words are a warning we ignore at our peril, and it’s time our leaders remembered what true strength looks like.
