AccordingOn Friday, the U.S. State Department published an intelligence report that held Saudi Arabia crown prince Bin Salman accountable for the murder of journalist Khashoggi. Two days later, the U.S. State Department announced that it will provide more information Monday, regarding actions against Saudi Arabia.
In 2018, Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered in the Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Turkey. According to the U.S. intelligence report, prince Bin Salman was behind the terrifying murder.
After publishing the intelligence report, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the United States restricted visas for 76 Saudis who are “believed to have been engaged in threatening dissidents overseas, including but not limited to the Khashoggi killing.”
The previously classified intelligence report stated that prince Mohammed Bin Salman approved the operation that led to the murder of Khashoggi. It continued that Bin Salman have total control over intelligence and security departments in the kingdom.