what next for saudi arabia — reform, repression or maybe both? l—rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. hello. you have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of crown prince mohammed bin salman. i just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the world economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an investment opportunity for the entire world. what did you make of that? well, it's a familiar image and a familiar trick. saudi arabia has actually got away with murder on several occasions, the last of which was on the 2nd of october, 2018, whenjamal khashoggi was murdered in the saudi consulate in istanbul. so, i'm not surprised, buti think the pressure is mounting. many activists who are saudi but they are now in exile have put up several platforms and they have mobilised, and i think they have been successful in changing public opinion about the repression that goes on in saudi arabia. however, i'm yet to see a change of heart and mind among western governments, es

infact, the about a regime change and saudi arabia. audis rules out and objects to any military foreign intervention in saudi arabia, because that has a very, very bad history from iraq to libya and other places. but biden will actually deter. he might use legal mechanisms such as sanctioning personalities and saudi arabia, rather than the whole country, which is a really bad approach. he might manage mohammed bin salman in a tighter way than trump had done.— salman in a tighter way than trump had done. salman in a tighter way than trum had done. ~ , ., ., trump had done. why would he do that? is now— trump had done. why would he do that? is now more _ trump had done. why would he do that? is now more than _ trump had done. why would he do that? is now more than two - that? is now more than two years since what you mentioned to me at the beginning of this interview, that is the of jamal khashoggi in istanbul. more than two years, nothing fundamental has changed about the relationship between the us, and one could say that uk and other w

of who he speaks to in saudi arabia. joe biden insisting he would only be speaking to the king of saudi arabia, not to the crown prince, but at the same time, you see with these sanctions coming out that joe biden is not taking the full possibility of the u.s. sanctions. they are going step-by-step. they are starting with these visa restrictions with some financial sanctions that were announced by the treasury, so it is a first step. they are sending a message to saudi arabia sing, "we are not going to shid you from the consequences of your actions. we are going to release this report. everyone will know what our assessment is." but at the same time, joe biden has not wanted to take the extra step -- at least we have not seen any information that he is taking specific steps against mohammed bin salman, and you are already seeing from congress both democrats and republicans praising the release of the report, but some are already coming out saying that these sanctions maybe don't go far enough, but of course, it's early r

policy when it comes to saudi arabia. well it's a realist policy and it's a practical policy and what and the idea is that banning a leader of a nation state and yes technically mohammed bin solomon is defense minister but the fact the leader of saudi arabia under his father keeps on want but but the implications of banning him. from entering this country are profound we really need saudi arabia at so many different levels in terms of prosecuting american farm out of the sea in the middle east so that what this suggests is that the president biden who. has some of his key officials such as jake sullivan is tony. tony. blinken are centrists in their thinking what this suggests is that joe biden is treading carefully always with the option in mind of being able to ratchet up those sanctions should certain national interests as he perceive them not be achieved is there any sense of that the u.s. is keen to have this report the issuing of this report a sense they draw a line under this issue so it can move forward with its re

what do we make of saudi arabia's reaction? you have read, it's on similar to what the kingdom has said before, that this was a rogue operation and that they have taken steps against the individuals involved and that it won't happen again. or involved and that it won't happen again. 0rtaken involved and that it won't happen again. or taken steps to make sure that it doesn't happen again, so they have jailed eight individuals which they charged and convicted of having been involved. they did sack five senior governments members, including several close aides to the crown prince, although, they did not and up convicting any of them. as far as the kingdom goes, they believe this is a closed case, and what you have read there, thousand sound to me like they are changing that line. 1, ., sound to me like they are changing that line. ., ., _ , that line. barbara, obviously they are hoinu that line. barbara, obviously they are heping that — that line. barbara, obviously they are hoping that the _ that line. barbara, obviously they are

hunger strikes between political activists in saudi arabia.his type of situation makes anybody react simplest moral backbone stop against this, because what is happening is not normal. was happening is not legal. at is happening is not just. it is not just that a person claim power over a whole nation, whole population. there is nseparation of power in absolute monarchy this is a regime or a system from the medieval ages. and putting us in jail as activists and saudi arabia and frontline defend for asking for the simple right of having the right to parcipate in choosing our ruling system is just something that i don't think every or any body can justify or defend in -- now, despite -- of this violation, last year, we have children, sorry, in the last couple of years we had children be headed in saudi arabia. it is not a normal situation. we welcome that a woman can drive but we say this is not normal to ask for rights. it is t normal for a hero to out of jail. the normal thing is regime -- she takes all of her rights but that is not happening

just to remind viewers, saudi arabia _ report. just to remind viewers, saudi arabia have _ report.in a - report. just to remind viewers, l saudi arabia have in a statement completely rejected this report, they said they have taken necessary steps to make sure it never happens again. let's turn to the front page of the express now, benedict. this is jonathan van—tam speaking. yes. express now, benedict. this is jonathan van-tam speaking. yes, i think the great _ jonathan van-tam speaking. yes, i think the great worry _ jonathan van-tam speaking. yes, i think the great worry with - jonathan van-tam speaking. yes, i think the great worry with the - jonathan van-tam speaking. yes, i think the great worry with the huge | think the great worry with the huge success of the vaccination roll—out, historic and unprecedented very successful is that people will stop may be complying completely with the rules. it has been so hard for so many people, it still isn't so hard for so many people not to see their loved ones, not to be able to go to hospital when somebody is dying. all kinds of sacrif

go back to 9/11, and 15 of the hijackers came from saudi arabia. of course, the killing of jamal khashoggi, who is a saudi citizen but also a united states resident. when tony blinken says he wants to see a recalibration, he's going to be under pressure, as is joe biden, from a number of democrats who want to say that who say they want to see action directly against bin salman. they say his denials of involvement simply are not credible. >> thank you very much for talking with us. i want to bring in a professor and lecturer at the department of political science at george washington university. he joins us from washington, d.c. it's good to have you with us. the u.s. intelligence report links the crown prince to the killing, and yet, the u.s. does not sanction him. what does that tell us about the reality of u.s. policy when it comes to saudi arabia? >> well, it's a realist policy and a practical policy. the idea is that banning a leader of a nationstate -- and, yes, technically, mohammed bin salman is a defense minister, but the fact that the leade

the united states or saudi arabia? guest: there is quite a lot riding on this. saudi perspective, they always look to the united states as their military protector and they have a special relationship with the united states based on a steady and inexpensive supply of oil. that has been a core component for them. for the u.s., it has been a major source of energy for us. bore recently, we've seen the saudi's open up and we see reforms in that country that i think we want to try to encourage and this could be a setback. there's also the peace agreements that have emerged between israel and some of saudi arabia's neighbors. this is something the united states wants to continue to pursue. that could be in jeopardy. there's a lot riding with both countries. it is ultimately in our interest to reset those relations, but i think there is a question of how to get past that when the heir apparent in saudi arabia is at the center of all of this and appears to be snubbed by the united states. anchor: that was going to be my next question. there were so many interests at st

within saudi arabia. the basic recognition or argument that historians make is from the beginning of this relationship, 1930s, 1940s, the u.s. government and american oil companies wear involved in domestic saudi politics. strikes among crime coworkers in 1945, in 1943, and 1956 led to demands for reform and the nationalization by the saudi government. the government suppress these strikes and arrested or exiled leaders. the groups such as the national reform front leader called the national liberation front formed out of these comprises. labor leaders and other dissidents regarded the u.s. air base, and aramco itself as constituting a colonial presence in saudi arabia. this was the era of antique loan you'll nationalism, of decolonization in the arab world of the authority and influence of popularity of the egyptian president. a movement for a constitutional monarchy supported by workers, by some government employees and technocrats, and some members of the ruling family was defeated in the 1960s. the u.s

it it, it is incredibly damaging for saudi arabia.— saudi arabia.t is a public relations disaster. the - saudi arabia. it is a public relations disaster. the usj saudi arabia. it is a public - relations disaster. the us has released — relations disaster. the us has released this report which is incredibly interesting and marks a radical— incredibly interesting and marks a radical change in direction from a chump— radical change in direction from a chump administration which impressed saudi arabia with open arms, it was the first— saudi arabia with open arms, it was the first country he went to. —— a chump— the first country he went to. —— a chump administration. the us stops short— chump administration. the us stops short of— chump administration. the us stops short of imposing sanctions but does hu-e short of imposing sanctions but does huge damage to saudi arabia's global standing _ huge damage to saudi arabia's global standing and resurrects an incredibly damage event in recent years _ incredibly damage event in recent years this— incredibly dama

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saudi arabia has dismissed the american claims as false and unacceptable. here's nick bryant. as at the saudi consulate in istanbul that jamal khashoggi met his brutal end. he had been lured there to discuss paperwork for his upcoming wedding but he was strangled as soon as he entered the building by a team of saudi assassins, who then dismembered his body. a saudi dissident who wrote a column for the washington post, often criticising his country's authoritarian leadership — the motive was to silence him. the damning conclusion of the declassified intelligence report is that saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman, the country's de facto leader, approved an operation in istanbul to capture or kill the saudi journalist. the assessment was based on the crown prince's control of decision—making in the kingdom, the direct involvement of a key adviser and members of his protective detail in the operation. these aren't new findings. the trump administration had suppressed this report. ahead of its release, presidentjoe biden spoke by phone to king salman of saudi arabia, the

saudi arabian ship and american foreign policy in arabia and the golf generally. hen those phrases, phrases like security partnership or a bargain of security for oil, are frequently used to describe the u.s. saudi relationship. these descriptions serve to portray that relationship as natural, as inevitable, and ultimately as a political. historical research by me and others in the field however there is some great work being done right now and it shows that there is nothing inevitable about the u.s. saudi relationship which developed over time and on the contingent manner. on the basis of conflict as well as cooperation, in a way that generated significant it controversy in both countries. i am going to talk about this in my remarks to give you a sense of the literature by talking about three major three ms. or sets of topics in talking about the saudi relationship with u.s.. the first has to do with what historians call the post war petroleum order. the basic idea here is that the u.s. saudi relationship emerged not simply on a bilateral basis but as part of the

he's, i'd say, damaged saudi arabia's brand.here is a matter of values that if we impose sanctions on the people who carry out the murder, then we look weak when we don't impose similar sanctions on the person who ordered the murder. but i also think there is an issue here of our interests. and, you know, king solomon is in poor health. he's 85 years old. and mbs right now is on track to succeed him. if mbs becomes the next king, we may be stuck with king mohamed for the next 50 years. and i don't think that it's a done deal that he replaces his father. i think that if we impose certain sanctions or we make it clear to the kingdom that there will be a real cost, that we perhaps can affect that decision. and i think that would be really important for a long-term saudi-u.s. relations. >> how is this playing in saudi arabia? and what do you think of nick's argument that there is still an opportunity to influence -- to really play domestic politics in saudi arabia? >> thanks, fareed. first of all, i think he is exactly right in term

they're watching out is either a reminder of our top stories this newly declassified us report says saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon approved a plan to capture or kill the saudi journalist jamal such sources it highlights 21 individuals involved the u.s. state department's also imposing a travel ban on $76.00 saudis involved in threatening dissidents saudi arabia says it completely rejects the report and is warning against any measures that infringe on itself until all judicial system we have maintained the killers will go group and says it's done all it can to punish them. iran's government is strongly condemning the u.s. airstrikes in syria describing them as illegal aggression the pentagon says the operation was in response to recent attacks against american personnel in iraq. mammals ambassador to the united nations has appealed to the international community to use any means necessary to take action against the country's military diplomatic editor james bays reports from the un headquarters in new york. it was a dramatic moment in the u.n. general assembly whole the ambassador

khashoggi was a vocal critic of the government of saudi arabia. in october 2018, october 2nd, he was lured to a saudi consulate in turkey. turns out, a hit squad was waiting for him there. he was killed and then reportedly dismembered. his body has never been found. a u.n. human rights investigation in 2019 found that the crown prince of saudi arabia was involved in that murder, that it was, quote, inconceivable that he, at the very least, didn't know about that murder plot. since then, the evidence has only gotten stronger that the crown prince of saudi arabia, in fact, ordered the murder. the cia reportedly concluded with high confidence that the crown prince of saudi arabia ordered the murder of mr. khashoggi. here's the thing, only the best people in the trump administration, right? jamal khashoggi was murdered, as i said, 2018, october, specifically, october 2nd, 2018. the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman -- he goes by mbs -- is immediately implicated in that murder. nevertheless, three weeks after the murder, still in october

saudi arabia will also be _ saudi relations. saudi arabia will also be sizing _ saudi relations.ll also be sizing up- saudi relations. saudi arabia will also be sizing up the - saudi relations. saudi arabia| will also be sizing up the new administration and we understand united states has conducted its first airstrike on an iran backed target in syria. what is there to make of joe biden�*s stands iran? it joe biden's stands iran? it means that the administration will deliver on the position and will not tolerate any actions by the claudio ranieri militia groups against us servicemen and contractors in the region and so this is a joe biden team flexing muscle and demonstrating that it can do this at the same time it is trying to renegotiate and restart talks for the nuclear deal. —— actions by the iranian backed militia groups. president biden has held a ceremony to mark the vaccination of fifty million americans he said the us was weeks ahead of schedule on the path to immunising 100 million people in his first 100 days in office — a key promise he made before his inauguration —

relationship with saudi arabia? ada's prime minister justin trudeau about the canadian-saudi relationship on "meet the press," and mr. trudeau was very measured in the way he described that relationship. >> is saudi arabia an ally to canada? >> no. i would say they're a country we do business with, we advocate for greater transparency, greater human rights, protection of women, of activists. there are a lot of challenges. they were the host of the g7 -- i'm sorry, the g20 last year, which meant we certainly engaged with them. but i also directly brought up the issue of human rights and will always do that whenever i engage with people around the world who need to be -- who need to have that highlighted. >> director brennan what do you think our future relationship with saudi arabia is looking like? i think our relationship hinges around a few things, oil and energy, which saudi arabia saw a significant producer of, although we're slowly moving away to different sources of energy, and regional security in the middle e

and demands for better human rights but saudi arabia is the biggest buyer of u.s. weapons in the world u.s. president joe biden is expected to call the saudis to discuss this report we understand the crown prince will not be on the line instead his father the king will take the call i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. president's intention as is the intention of this government is to. recalibrate. saudi arabia this one is to propose has nothing to do with this issue and the president is taking a fresh approach to how he engages with foreign leaders around the world this was his wealth creation and that means he will not hold back this close individuals achieving that. and he will speak out when there are concerns he has about human rights abuse is. also coming up former u.s. president donald trump once declared that so-called islamic state had been defeated and he ordered u.s. troops to leave northern syria assuming the kurds would take care of the peace but the kurds say there is no peace isis is making sure of them that every day they find 2 or 3 dead bodies

in our viewers will recall that at 1st saudi arabia denied involvement in the killing but then we had the crown prince coming forward and taking responsibility the position of saudi arabia regarding the killing of jamal khashoggi which this new report says was probably approved directly by the crown prince of saudi arabia's position is certainly shifted over time let's review what has been said. now the killing of jamal khashoggi in the very brutal way in which it was carried out certainly shocked the world many look at this and say this could be a point that is remembered by historians as a rather negative turning point in the relationship between the united states and its a long time ally the kingdom of saudi arabia you're going to get some. new york kind of moment thanks for the. well let's go live from the long running news and opinion website called good to have you back on the program. mr biden spoke to the saudi king before this declassified report came out how would you expect the u.s. saudi relations to be impacted by. well i hope they are less and i hope they're not as close

well because he has the effect of ruler of saudi arabia the u.s. still you know at least there are the rulers of the united states that relationship with the rulers of saudi arabia just too important to them to give up on you know saudi arabia sense billions tens of billions a year on on us weapons. it acts as a proxy for the u.s. in that region. it's a closely aligned with israel the us has been fostering closer relations between all the gulf sheik dems and israel to essentially. you know support the us empire in that part of the world and you could say what about sony's lucrative arms sales slide only a few years ago under donald trump 10 years 350000000000 dollars 1000000000 dollars worth of weapons sales to the saudis now although they've been strong talk in terms of pulling out of support for what the saudis are doing in yemen there's also talk worthwhile going forward it will only be defensive weapons how do you read it. well you know if it is a bar defensive or offensive i mean that all depends how they used to mean it it remains to be seein

seeks to reset relations with saudi arabia. and to create protesters block railway lines in myanmar as the military says its takeover of power was illegal. plus resignations and apologies in peru following revelations that senior ministers secretly received coronavirus vaccination. now the u.s. has called on yemen's truthy rebels to halt their advance on the northern city of marriage the special envoy for yemen acknowledged using back to channels to talk to the who these to try to get them to return to international negotiations to end the 6 year war this all comes on the day the group was officially removed from the u.s. terror list reversing one of donald trump's final decisions in office and in another dramatic change to u.s. middle east policy the white house says it's a recalibrating its relationship with saudi arabia joe biden will now speak directly to king solomon bin abdulaziz instead of crown prince mohammed bin sama. we've made clear from the beginning that we're going to recalibrate our relationship with. saudi arab

in riyadh held meetings at the saudi arabia military industries with saudi arabia military industries is true well 1st every weapon that spain every defense material that spends selves has to go through a due diligence and is the due diligence that we have strengthened in the last years. so whether at the defense systems are so saudi arabia whether they are sold to the us or whether they're sold to turkey or whether they are sold to germany they go through a due diligence is an approval process in which we are going to make sure they do not go to fuel humanitarian conflicts but due diligence can be manipulated and you yourself said that you are hopeful for a solution to the war in yemen on the one hand i mean that's either a personal opinion or an official opinion which one is it personal or official that i that i hope for a solution to yemen and this is a very awful position we are hopeful for a solution to the conflict in yemen and this is why we are putting all our efforts into ensuring the u.n. . help broker a negotiated solution for the conflict in yemen yes this is a very offici

and from my understanding the conversation that president biden had with can some on of saudi arabia today also included a determination to defend saudi arabia against external threats to the kingdom this is something that president trump had refused to do a couple of years ago when. oil infrastructure in saudi arabia had been attacked so that's an important piece but i don't think this is going to deescalate anything in fact it's a sign it's a signal very strongly to iran that notwithstanding their hopes and expectations that the biden administration would pursue a diplomatic track with iran that the biden straighten is in fact trying to increase its pressure and what it calls its leverage against iran before it goes into any real diplomatic process it is an interesting situation particular with regard to saudi arabia is may have to be because on the 100 biden administration has been very critical of the side of saudi arabia particularly with regards to the report into the killing of as amal a soldier which is due to come out in the next few hours i understand but at the same time i

>> saudi arabia needs us much more than we need saudi arabia.course we want them to be a productive force in the region as far as energy, security, other type of things. but the relationship with the united states is critically important to saudi arabia. they know that they live in a dangerous neighborhood. you look at yemen, you look at syria, iraq, iran. the united states is the security guarantor for the kingdom. we will continue to be that. but that doesn't mean they should take the relationship for granted. and that doesn't mean we should just, again, turn a blind eye to things that really have no place in a civilized world. >> former cia director john brennan, appreciate you being with us. thanks very much. >> thanks, joshua. >>> coming up, will this one-shot vaccination from johnson & johnson be a game changer? we'll take you to a mass vaccination site, when we come back. vaccination site, when we come back there are ordinary eggs... and then there's the best. we like cage free, and which ones just taste fresher and more flavorful? only e

biden, who during the 2020 campaign called saudi arabia a pariah state with no social value came after weeks of debate in which his newly formed national security team advised him there was no way to bar the heir to the saudi crown from entering the u.s. without breaching the relationship with one of america's key arab allies. i would like to show you new tape we got in this evening of president biden talking about this. he is speaking with our colleague at univision tonight. >> how far are you willing to go to press saudi arabia to comply with human rights? >> i spoke yesterday with the king, not the prince. made it clear to him the rules are changing. we are going to be announcing significant changes today and on monday. we are going to hold them accountable for human rights abuses. if they want to deal with us, deal with us in a way where human rights abuses are dealt with. we are trying to do it across the world and particularly here. >> president biden stressed he spoke with the king, not the prince. saudi arabia's king is technically in charge. the king is 85 and has been ill for

false and unacceptable saudi arabia rejects washington to report and says it's taken steps against people behind the killing. of again i'm peter w. watching al jazeera live from doha also coming up use any means necessary to take action against the minimum military myanmar's ambassador to the un urges the international community to act against the coup and restore democracy. a 3rd of it 19 banks in the set to get emergency approval in the u.s. the one dose johnson and johnson job is expected to bolster efforts in fighting the pandemic. the us president joe biden has warned saudi arabia quote the rules are changing in their relationship it follows the release of a u.s. intelligence report which accuses the saudi crown prince mohammed bin selma of approving the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi but the us to stop short of punishing the crown prince and the kingdom has denounced the report as a false and unacceptable allen freshen up from washington. when journalist jamal khashoggi walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul on october the 2nd 2018 he thought he was simply picking up pape

president joe biden has warned saudi arabia quote the rules are changing and their relationship and follows the release of a u.s. intelligence report which accuses the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon of approving the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi over the us stopped short of directly punishing the crown prince and the kingdom as did not the reporters full sun on acceptable alan fischer as a report from washington d.c. . when journalist jamal khashoggi walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul on october the 2nd 2018 he thought he was simply picking up paperwork to clear the way for his upcoming wedding instead according to u.s. intelligence the u.s. resident and saudi citizen met a team of saudi agents set to capture or kill him he was never seen alive again now a newly declassified report from the director of national intelligence says saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin selman approved the operation the report states the crown prince viewed khashoggi as a threat to the kingdom and broadly supported using violent measures if necessary to silence him prior spoke yester

demands for better human rights but saudi arabia is the biggest buyer of u.s. weapons in the world u.s. president joe biden is expected to call the saudis to discuss this report we understand the crown prince will not be on the line instead his father the king will take the call i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. president's intention as is the intention of this government is to. recalibrate our . saudi arabia because one is the compass has nothing to do with this issue and the president is taking a fresh approach to how he engages with foreign leaders around the world this was his wealth creation and that means he will not hold back this close individuals exceeding their authority and he will speak out when there are concerns he has about human rights abuse is. also coming up former u.s. president donald trump once declared that so-called islamic state had been defeated and he ordered u.s. troops to leave northern syria assuming the kurds would take care of the peace but the kurds say there is no peace isis is making sure of them that every day they find

and saudi arabia it follows the release of a u.s. intelligence report accusing the saudi crown prince mohammed bin cell man. of approving the operation to capture or kill journalist jamal khashoggi it details how the crown prince's absolute control of the kingdom's intelligence operation would have made it nearly impossible for the attack to go ahead without his approval the report lists $21.00 u.s. individuals u.s. intelligence feels were complicit in the shock she's death in the saudi consulate in istanbul they include 7 members of the crown prince's elite personal protective detail notably missing from that list the crown prince himself agnes kalama the u.n. official investigating the shock trees death has urged washington to order new sanctions directly targeting bin psalm on saudi arabia has rejected the report calling it unjustified and inaccurate riyadh maintains the killers were a rogue group incenses done all it can to punish them helen fisher reports now from washington. when journalist jamal khashoggi walked into the saudi

administration's stance on saudi arabia moving forward. the report is not new it was actually already finished quite some time ago and then withheld by the trump administration congress at the time altered this report to be published but trump ignored the ruling by congress he had a very friendly position towards saudi arabia here in particular looking at the arms sales the united states is exporting arms to saudi arabia joe biden wants to review this relationship and other relationships between the united states and other countries in the middle east so saudi arabia is one of the us is closest allies and that the by the ministrations now accusing the saudi crown prince of murder all the washington polls journalist to jamal khashoggi that will certainly have big implications for their relationship. syria has condemned u.s. astronauts on its territory as cowardly washington says its targeted facilities used by iran backed militias president joe biden ordered the strikes in verse allegation for an attack against u.s. personnel in iraq syrian

there is another nuance. rait refers to saudi arabia as a security partner.t does not use the word ally, which is what the word used by donald trump. these nuances are important in terms of how the relationship has been set up. we have also heard from the biden administration, and insistence that it is going to focus more on human rights issues within saudi arabia, rather than weapon sales, a hallmark of the previous administration. all of these factors taken together show a marked change in the u.s. position compared to the previous administration. at the same time, it must be said that the biden administration still signals that it sees saudi arabia as an exceedingly critical partner, its once good relations with saudi arabia, particularly with regard to events in the region such as iran. anchor: we are seeing this broader foreign policy shift in the region. they have also been moving quickly and decisively on a number of fronts when it comes to yemen. reporter: this is once again part of this restructuring. the administration has removed the terrorist epit

but the pentagon is pulling no punches saudi arabia remains a strategic partner in the region. we have to be courageous enough. as friends to speak candidly and. and to make clear our concerns. about the rule of law and about civil and human rights even with friends and partners. the report doesn't detail any new evidence but stresses the crown prince's control and decision making he has always denied knowing about the plot. was lured to the saudi consulate in turkey there he was killed and dismembered by his team sent from riyadh the saudi government eventually admitted killing but blamed it on a rogue security team. the public naming of mohamed bin some on as complicit in the killing will sit a new tune for the relationship between washington and riyadh. but by the administration has imposed sanctions on dozens of saudi officials but stopped short of talking to the prince. well u.s. president joe biden's decision to release this highly critical report is a change from the trumpet ministration stance as we heard earlier we spoke to our washington d.c. correspondent all over it

the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, he goes by mbs, he's immediately implicated in that murder. nevertheless, three weeks after the murder still in october 2018, mbs on behalf of the saudi government hosts a big convention thing in saudi arabia, davos in the desert, and khashoggi was just murdered, and immediately the man on the right of your screen, mbs, the crown prince of saudi arabia was implicated in that murder. he host this is convention. everybody from, you know, jpmorgan to blackstone, to steve case, the founder of aol, all these american worthies all canceled. nobody wants to go sit in this guy's lap, especially if the bone saw in his pocket is still leaking wet blood and body parts just three weeks after that murder. so everybody cancels. the american treasury secretary, steven mnuchin -- sorry, it's steven. do not call him steve. steven mnuchin, even he bows to the public pressure of this, the public revulsion over this murder of a "washington post" journalist. and mnuchin cancels his plan to attend this davos in the desert compound. then as i said, klas

other element that we've seen in the last few weeks of the biden administration's relations with saudi arabia is a focus in honing in on the human rights issues it's reviewing arms sales to the saudis something that both his relationship on and it is instead focusing on human rights issues and already there's been a response saudi arabia has released in recent weeks a number of political prisoners also some women that it could be held in detention so certainly there is a shift in the axis of relations between the u.s. and saudi arabia and all this is the u.s. has been calling on yemen's rebels to hold their advance on the city of marea been and come to the negotiating table to end the war there. well very much so that by the administration taking a measured response to developments in the region 1st of all it is now removed the terrorist evolution that the trump administration put on the hutus in the last few days of his governance but at the same time you've got the state department issuing a very strongly worded statement today calling on the hutus to stop their advance on the government ow

have said well they have to rethink their strategic relationship with saudi arabia but in the end very little has changed and it seems although there's a lot of words coming out of the biden white house many democrats wanted to see what exactly will mean joe biden says recalibration thanks very much alan fischer in washington. well in this column on the u.n. investigator into casualties killing as the united states to take the lead in ensuring justice for his murder. fiance had to changes was waiting for him outside the saudi consulate the day he was murdered after the report was released she tweeted this image of him with the words hash tag justice that your model sent us here is in istanbul where the authorities findings helped lead to some of the report's conclusions. the support actually isn't a shock for the turkish authorities because since the killing of a saudi journalist in after shuki turkish authorities who have been involved in this investigation including the turkish police stumble chief persecutors office and a turkish intelligence assessment was the same this killing mus

president joe biden says there will be significant changes the relationship with saudi arabia it follows the release of a declassified intelligence report accusing the saudi crown prince mohammed bin sell man of approving a plan to capture or kill the journalist jamal khashoggi. saudi arabia says it completely rejects the report and is warning against any measures that infringe on its sovereignty or judicial system maintains the killers were a rogue group and says it's done all it can to punish them. iran's government has strongly condemned american airstrikes in syria describing them as illegal aggression the u.s. targeted facilities used by iranian backed militia the main target was the imaam alie military base the album come out all close to the syrian border with iraq. meanwhile as ambassador to the united nations has appealed to the international community to use any means necessary to take action against the country's military diplomatic editor james spays reports now from u.n. headquarters in new york. it was a dramatic moment in the u.n. general assembly whole the ambassador of m