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February 26, 2021

Biden Calls Saudi King Salman, Doesn't Raise Crown Prince's Involvement in Khashoggi's Murder
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President Biden spoke with Saudi Arabia's King Salman Thursday as the
U.S. prepares to release an intelligence report on the 2018 murder of
Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi. A White
House readout of the call says Biden reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to
joint defense against "Iranian-aligned groups," as well as the effort to
end the war on Yemen and the importance of human rights, commending the
recent release of prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul.
The readout however does not mention Jamal Khashoggi or Crown Prince
Mohamed Bin Salman, who is widely thought to be responsible for his
assassination.


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