‘Get them out of casinos’: Bannon wants Netanyahu’s son and Gulf royals on Iran front lines

‘Get them out of casinos’: Bannon wants Netanyahu’s son and Gulf royals on Iran front lines Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 03/30/2026 - 17:28 Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon says the UAE should seize Iran's Kharg Island Conservative political strategist Steve Bannon, former adviser to US President Donald Trump, addresses Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference, in remembrance of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, on 19 December 2025 (Olivier Touron/AFP) Off Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son and Arab Gulf royals should be kicked out of the West and put on the front lines of an Iran invasion before the US sends its own troops, Steve Bannon, US President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, said. Yair, the 34-year-old son of Israel’s leader, has spent extended periods of time outside Israel since 7 October 2023, even though he is eligible to serve in Israel’s military reserve. According to Ynet News, Yair was living in Miami with his mother, Sara, as of February.