Biden comments on possibility of imposing sanctions on Bin Salman
US President Joe Biden confirmed that an announcement will be made on Monday regarding Saudi Arabia, following the CIA’s report on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
In response to a question about imposing sanctions on the Saudi crown prince, Biden said: “There will be an announcement on Monday about what we will do with Saudi Arabia in general.”
US President Joe Biden did not provide further details.
On Friday evening, the administration of US President Joe Biden issued a declassified copy of the CIA report on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in Turkey.
The office of the Director of National Intelligence said in the report published on the administration’s website: “We see that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved in 2018 an operation in Istanbul, Turkey, to arrest or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi.”
Source: Agencies.