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26 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified U.S. intelligence report reut.rs/3dVZcKl Image
The Biden administration will announce sanctions and visa bans targeting Saudi Arabian citizens, but will not impose sanctions on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, U.S. officials said reut.rs/2ZUzb5W Image
Exclusive: Biden’s administration is considering the cancellation of ‘offensive’ arms deals with Saudi Arabia as it reassesses its relationship with the kingdom reut.rs/37T3aPT
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was excluded from announced sanctions and visa bans the U.S. is imposing on certain Saudi Arabian citizens over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi reut.rs/3bHGtPQ Image

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