10-14-2018, 12:29 PM
Denials, Warnings, and Threats
The Saudi rulers are apparently sticking to their story that the cameras inside their Istanbul consulate only live streamed and there's no footage of what went down after Khashoggi entered the building.
The government of Saudi Arabia on Sunday denied any involvement in the disappearance of Washington Post contributing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and warned that any sanctions against the oil-rich kingdom would be met with "greater action" and possible exploding oil prices.
"The kingdom affirms its total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it, whether by threatening to impose economic sanctions, using political pressures, or repeating false accusations," the government said in a statement released in Saudi media. "The Kingdom also affirms that if it receives any action, it will respond with greater action."
The warning came after President Donald Trump warned that Saudi Arabia could face "severe punishment" over Khashoggi, feared murdered after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Oct. 2.
The Saudi rulers are apparently sticking to their story that the cameras inside their Istanbul consulate only live streamed and there's no footage of what went down after Khashoggi entered the building.
The government of Saudi Arabia on Sunday denied any involvement in the disappearance of Washington Post contributing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and warned that any sanctions against the oil-rich kingdom would be met with "greater action" and possible exploding oil prices.
"The kingdom affirms its total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it, whether by threatening to impose economic sanctions, using political pressures, or repeating false accusations," the government said in a statement released in Saudi media. "The Kingdom also affirms that if it receives any action, it will respond with greater action."
The warning came after President Donald Trump warned that Saudi Arabia could face "severe punishment" over Khashoggi, feared murdered after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Oct. 2.