The US State Department will bar 16 Saudi nationals from entering the US due to their roles in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
- Khashoggi was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last October
US intelligence agencies have found that the murder was conducted at the behest of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Bu the US admin ahs declined to take any action against MBS.
Now the question is how Saudi will respond to this banning by the US. Oil will likely be a weapon. WTI, Brent on the rise again, this news adding to other factors driving the price higher.
