The US State Department is also urging the Saudi government to conduct a 'full, fair and transparent' trial into Mr Khashoggi's death.
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed there, the US State Department said.
"The murder of Jamal Khashoggi was a heinous, unacceptable crime," the Department said in a statement, adding that it continued to urge thegovernment to conduct a"full, fair and transparent" trial to hold accountable those responsible for the former Washington Post columnist's death. Saudi consulate in Istanbul on the 2nd of October 2018, where he was to receive papers ahead of his wedding.
The US Senate says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is"responsible" for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.But President Donald Trump has expressed doubts about the CIA assessment and argued that Washington must not risk its alliance with Riyadh, the cornerstone of US security policy in the Gulf and regarded as a regional counterweight to Iran.
The United States has deployed additional American military forces to the kingdom to bolster its defenses after the 14th of September attack on its oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran.security alliance and backed several efforts - which have failed so far - to stop Trump from selling arms to the kingdom without congressional approval or providing support to the
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