Biden: I raised the issue of Khashoggi’s murder in the meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince
US President Joe Biden, who is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, claimed in a press conference on Friday local time (Arabia) that I announced that I believe he (Saudi Crown Prince) is responsible for this murder. The Saudi crown prince said that he is not personally responsible for this murder and has taken action against the perpetrators.
Biden also said he has “no regrets at all” about his comments about Saudi Arabia during the campaign. He had promised to reject Saudi Arabia because of Khashoggi’s murder.
At the same time, he claimed that he cannot guarantee the non-repetition of the murder of other opponents of the Al Saud regime by Mohammed bin Salman or other agents. But if such a murder happens again, the response to Saudi Arabia will be strong.
Biden said: “If a murder like this happens again, they will get an answer and more action will be taken.”
The US President also said: US peacekeeping forces will leave Tiran Island in the Red Sea by the end of the year.
According to reports, this is part of an agreement reached by Biden during his meetings in Saudi Arabia, which he called good meetings.
He stated that the US does not leave space in the region for Russia and China and by repeating the claims about Iran, he reminded that I had good meetings and we discussed the defense needs of Saudi Arabia.
Regarding the reopening of the Saudi airspace for the flights of the Zionist regime, the President of the United States said that this is a big event and the first step towards the greater normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Biden stated that we discussed the importance of freedom of navigation for all, including the Zionist regime, and strengthening our position in the coming decades and investing in 5G technology in coordination with partners.
The President of the United States stated that he had also discussed the ceasefire in Yemen with the Saudi authorities and said that the Saudi authorities have agreed to extend and deepen the ceasefire in Yemen.
He also continued that we reached an agreement to connect the Iraqi electricity grid to the network of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council countries through Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
In another part of his speech, Biden said that he will do his best to increase oil supply.
He stated: The Saudis are partners in this urgency and based on today’s discussions, I expect to see more steps in the coming weeks.
The Axios news website quoted three Zionist officials as saying that steps to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and the Zionist regime are expected to be announced this weekend after US President Joe Biden’s meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
It is stated in this report: The White House wants to discuss the road map for normalization between the countries with the Zionist regime during Biden’s trip to the region.
Biden’s trip, which restores his government’s relations with the Saudi kingdom, is considered diplomatically and politically sensitive.
Biden has vowed to make Saudi Arabia famous in the world, and relations between the two countries have been strained over a number of issues, including the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
The US intelligence community says Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for Khashoggi’s murder, a claim Saudi Arabia denies.
The US intelligence community says Bin Salman is responsible for Khashoggi’s murder, a claim Saudi Arabia denies.
A senior Zionist official said final decisions on any normalization steps would be made only after a meeting between Biden and Saudi officials, including bin Salman, and would likely be announced on Saturday either by the Saudis, or by Biden with Saudi permission.
Diplomats and representatives of the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have been working for weeks on a complex plan of agreements, memorandums and letters that would allow the signing of the agreement to transfer two strategic Red Sea islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia.