MBS, the prince in waiting has been the heir apparent and the de facto ruler for the aging King.
MBS knew of the plot, at a minimum, certainly was naive enough to think it wouldn’t get traced to him. The Turks blew his cover.
MBS has to get the blessings of the Senior Ulema Commission who issue a fatwa of approval before a new king is crowned.
Kashoggi was a devout Muslim and his body was not correctly buried or given religious rites. That is a severe violation of Muslim “fiqh” and MBS is blamed.
So it doesn’t look like MBS can be named the future King and is being shunned by us, diplomatically. Currently a very unstable regime and needs to get fixed before the old King dies or there could be a palace coup.
Who does the deep state want instead? How would public policies change?
You bring up some interesting points that might be relevant if the Crown Prince doesn't just have them all whacked.
I'd put some money on the latter.
You are right. Perhaps, we will get info on the next step in KSA from https://twitter.com/Mujtahidd
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