đŸ’” Kushner’s hacked iPhone exposes secret Gulf money trail worth billions A new excerpt from Matthew Cole’s book Princes and Thieves alleges that Dutch intelligence gained access to Jared Kushner’s iPhone in 2018 and watched him log into a UAE-linked bank account that had received hundreds of millions of dollars routed through Azerbaijan. Vanity Fair published the excerpt. According to the book, UAE ruler Mohammed bin Zayed and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed creating a multibillion-dollar foreign-policy slush fund tied to Trump administration goals. At least $2 billion was eventually placed into accounts linked to Kushner’s activities, including roughly $750 million in a First Abu Dhabi Bank account to which Kushner allegedly had signatory access. 💬 “Jared promised MBZ that he’d push their agenda with Trump if they participated in a fund,” a source quoted in the book said bluntly. The same source described the money as a way to advance normalization with Israel and wider regional objectives. The book further claims roughly another $1 billion was routed to Israel via Azerbaijan for Kushner, while a third account was connected to secret defense arrangements involving Israel and the UAE. The author describes the three accounts together as a shadow foreign-policy structure involving Kushner, Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The potential legal implications are serious: a former Mueller prosecutor told the author that any quid pro quo for the money could raise federal bribery and foreign-agent issues. Kushner’s lawyer denies he violated any law and denies knowledge of the alleged UAE and Israeli accounts. Cole’s book frames the scheme as part of a broader effort to reshape the Middle East around ties with Israel, confrontation with Iran and the marginalization of Palestine. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime