Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington on Aug. 16, 2018. And at the State Department, Pompeo has voiced his support for Trump’s approach. During Friday’s briefing, the State Department officials did not directly address Crown Prince Mohammed’s culpability in the death of Khashoggi when asked. One official did say, however, that the removal of senior Saudi officials from posts did not amount to holding them responsible for the killing. The State Department official said Pompeo also planned to speak with Saudi officials about last month’s peace talks in Sweden that aimed to end the Yemen war.

Source: thestar January 05, 2019 02:48 UTC