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US President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia attend the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC, US, November 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights

Trump's remarks, which contradicted US intelligence findings, threw into stark relief just how far his administration has shifted away from the traditional US support for human rights globally

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

No deal with Israel without irreversible path to Palestinian state, says Saudi crown prince

Hanan Elatr Khashoggi, the widow of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, spoke to CNN's Jake Tapper about President Trump's defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the CIA assessed likely ordered the murder of her husband. Screengrab: CNN

'There is no justification to murder my husband,' Khashoggi's widow says after Trump remarks

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman reacts next to US President Donald Trump during the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Trump says he plans to approve sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Saudi crown prince visits US with defence, AI and nuclear on the agenda

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a graduation ceremony for the 95th batch of cadets from the King Faisal Air Academy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 23, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi prince restores clout in first White House trip since Khashoggi crisis

A rendering from an internal “style catalog” for the planned high-tech region of Neom that was seen by Bloomberg Businessweek. Photographer: Iman Al-Dabbagh

Saudi Crown Prince's $500 billion 'smart city' faces major setback

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 20, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

Biden's dilemma: What about a photo with Saudi Crown Prince MbS?

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on Oct. 23, 2018.

Biden was always going to need Saudi Arabia