Alwaght- King Salman has replaced Saudi Arabia's former ambassador to the US, Abdullah bin Faisal, with his son, Prince Khaled bin Salman who has taken part in Riyadh aggression against Yemen.
Prince Khaled is an Air Force pilot has studied military aviation in the US and briefly attended both Harvard University and Georgetown.
According to Associated Press, Saudi regime's envoy to Washington and former F-15 pilot has participated kingdom's over two-year war on Yemen.
Saudi Arabia launched brutal aggression against its southern neighbor on 27 March 2015 in a bid to restore power to Yemen's resigned president who fled to Riyadh after Yemeni people's uprising in 2015.
Western countries especially the US, Britain are among key suppliers of weapons used by the Saudi regime to commit atrocities and war crimes in Yemen.
Over 12,000 Yemenis, mostly civilians including women and children have been killed during the ongoing Saudi-leg aggression on Yemen. The Saudi military aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure, destroying many hospitals, schools, mosques and factories. This illegal aggression has prompted retaliation from Yemeni forces including launching missile attacks on Saudi military installations in the country’s capital Riyadh. Khaled’s position will allow Trump a direct line to the Saudi monarchy, further signalling warmer relations between the two powers after a cooling following the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with regional rival Iran.
US Defense Secretary James Mattis met with King Salman and Prince Mohammed in Riyadh on Wednesday and said it was in the US’s interest “to see a strong Saudi Arabia,” in reference to its “military security services and secret services.”
Mattis also said the Saudi nemesis, Iran, aims to “destabilize” the region. “Everywhere you look if there is trouble in the region, you find Iran,” Mattis told reporters in Riyadh. The statement echoed the Saudi government’s own stance.
The Kingdom also fired Information Minister Adel Al-Toraifi, replacing him with former ambassador to Germany Awwad bin Al-Awwad. A number of new appointments were announced Friday, and shared by the Saudi Government Press
