In a series of royal decrees issued overnight, the King, 81, removed his nephew Mohammed bin Nayef as crown prince and installed Mohammed Bin Salman in his place. It felt like only a matter of time before the now former crown prince Mohammed Bin Nayef, 57, was outmaneuvered. Mohammed bin Salman meets Donald Trump in the White House in March. Tension between the two has been slowly building recently, and Mohammed bin Salman has taken a hard line against Iran. This is a conflict that Mohammed bin Salman has played a large part in -- assisting the Yemeni forces in fighting off Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

Source: CNN June 21, 2017 11:54 UTC