Blinken in statement announces a "Khashoggi ban" to impose visa restrictions on 76 Saudi individuals believed to have been engaged in threatening dissidents overseas, including but not limited to the Khashoggi killing.
Blinken: While the US remains invested in its relationship with Saudi Arabia, Pres. Biden has made clear that partnership must reflect U.S. values. To that end, we have made absolutely clear that extraterritorial threats and assaults by Saudi Arabia against activists, dissidents
& journalists must end. They will not be tolerated by the United States."
full statement 👇🏽 
Treasury Dept puts former Saudi deputy intelligence chief Ahmed Al-Asiri on specially designated nationals (SDN) list. He was elevated to the position under MBS and then fired in the aftermath of Khashoggi's killing home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/…
Saudi Foreign Ministry rejects US DNI report linking the Saudi crown prince to the operation that killed Jamal Khashoggi and suggests it was as a rogue operation. Saudi Press Agency: “The Ministry notes that the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia completely rejects the
“negative, false and unacceptable assessment in the report pertaining to the Kingdom’s leadership, and notes that the report contained inaccurate information and conclusions.
The Ministry reiterates what was previously announced... that this was an abhorrent crime & a flagrant
The Ministry reiterates what was previously announced... that this was an abhorrent crime & a flagrant
“violation of the Kingdom’s laws and values. This crime was committed by a group of individuals that have transgressed all pertinent regulations and authorities of the agencies where they were employed...” spa.gov.sa/2195179
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