Dave Rubin has done the country a service by resurfacing a disturbing clip of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman calmly warning the world about the expansionist threat posed by Iran’s supreme leader. The short DM clip has been circulated widely on alternative platforms after Rubin’s show highlighted the exchange, and Americans should pay attention when a key regional ally speaks so bluntly about an ideological foe.
The words Crown Prince Mohammed spoke on 60 Minutes were chilling and unambiguous: he compared Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Hitler and warned that Saudi Arabia would pursue a nuclear option if Iran ever acquired one. That interview was first broadcast in March 2018, and the transcript shows the prince stressing the existential danger he sees from Tehran’s ambitions.
Listen closely: this is not saber-rattling for show but a strategic admission from a man whose country sits on the front lines of Iranian interference across the Middle East. Conservatives who care about American interests should be grateful a leader like MBS is willing to name the threat plainly while much of our own media and political class tiptoe around the truth.
It is grotesque that legacy outlets and left-of-center commentators treat Iran as some negotiable partner while ignoring its proxies and genocidal rhetoric. When Washington punishes allies or preaches patience to Tehran, it sends a signal of weakness that only encourages aggression; the Saudi crown prince’s blunt comparison to Hitler is a wake-up call we should have heeded long ago.
Policy follows rhetoric. If Iran is allowed a nuclear umbrella, regional powers will react predictably and explosively; the only sane long-term strategy is deterrence backed by credible force and unswerving alliances. Republicans and conservatives must demand that our leaders stop naive engagement and instead strengthen deterrence, support regional partners, and make clear that nuclear ambitions for Tehran come with unacceptable consequences.
Credit where it’s due: Dave Rubin brought this clip back into the conversation at a time when Americans are tired of equivocation and eager for clarity. If patriots want peace, we must be honest about the nature of the threat and side with those willing to stand up to Islamist aggression rather than lecture them from a lectern of moral superiority.
The lesson for hardworking Americans is simple — nations that tell the truth about their enemies deserve our attention, and a responsible U.S. foreign policy must be rooted in realism, strength, and loyalty to friends. Ignore the predictable howls from the diplomatic choir; when friends on the front lines raise the alarm, Washington should listen, act, and make America’s position unmistakable.
