Former CIA Director John Brennan said President Joe Biden should not 'turn a blind eye' to actions of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after report blamed him for murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. He was last seen on October 2, 2018Brennan added that the Biden administration officials should not hold any senior level meetings with bin Salman. 'That has to be made very clear, not just to Mohammed bin Salman and the rest of the Saudi government, but also to other governments throughout the region,' Brennan said. 'They cannot get away with this because the Biden administration is going to hold them to certain standards in terms of human rights and values.' It follows the U.S. intelligence report that found bin Salman had approved the killing of Khashoggi.

Source: Daily Mail February 28, 2021 05:15 UTC