American media outlets revealed President Joe Biden's decision regarding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the U.S. intelligence report on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The "New York Times" quoted American officials stating that President Joe Biden has decided not to directly punish Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman due to the Khashoggi murder case. They emphasized that there is an agreement within the White House that the cost of damaging relations with Saudi Arabia would be excessively high, particularly concerning cooperation in combatting terrorism and facing Iran. Senior officials in the U.S. administration, whose names were not mentioned by the newspaper, indicated that Biden's decision comes after weeks of discussions with his security team, which concluded that there is no way to prevent the Saudi crown prince from entering the United States or to bring any criminal charges against him without harming relations with Saudi Arabia, viewed as one of Washington's key allies in the region.
Meanwhile, the U.S. intelligence report on Jamal Khashoggi's murder and its relation to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have sparked significant reactions on social media supporting the crown prince. The hashtag "We're All Mohammed bin Salman" trended on Twitter in Saudi Arabia yesterday following the report's release, with participation from Saudi royalty, writers, media professionals, artists, preachers, and athletes, who downplayed the significance of the CIA report, while human rights groups called for stringent actions.
Numerous Saudi Twitter users contributed to the hashtag "We're All Mohammed bin Salman" with thousands of comments, with many considering the report to be "based on fictional conclusions and statements, lacking evidence," while others viewed it as an "attempt to target" the crown prince and the kingdom.
