This is John Batchelor, conversation with Malcolm Honeline Conference of Presidents

Major American Jewish Organizations about the news that Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of

the kingdom, Saudi Arabia, has postponed or canceled his trip to Japan, long plan, developmental, because

of the news, his health news of his father, King bin Salman, who has been in and out of illness for quite some time.

Malcolm explains why this is critical.

We're coming to a moment here where Mohammed bin Salman presumed the ruler for perhaps the balance of this century is a very young man,

will take control or not depending upon the intrigues of the kingdom non-transparent. Malcolm online.

Mohammed bin Salvin, the once in future king perhaps. More of this later.

The king has a lung infection of some kind but at his age and he has been you

know vulnerable to to previous illnesses. The crown prince was going to leave and

then decided at the last minute not to go and I think it's a judgment about the condition of the of the king and the crown prince doesn't want to be out of the country when he dies. As you know, there are those who do not want to see him succeed

to the king's position.

I think that is the assumption right now.

So he is staying in Saudi Arabia until the situation clarifies.