Reports suggest Saudi Arabia's royals may be turning on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after attack on Aramco oil facilities
A giant banner showing Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, hangs at a shopping mall to mark National Day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. September 23, 2019.
Some of these people said the incident has also fuelled criticism among those who believe he has pursued an overly aggressive stance towards Iran. The Saudi government media office did not respond to detailed questions from Reuters for this article. The 34-year-old crown prince, who is popular among young Saudis, has received praise at home for easing social restrictions in the conservative Muslim kingdom, granting women more rights and pledging to diversify Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy.
"The magnitude of these attacks is not lost on the population, nor is the fact that he [the crown prince] is the minister of defence and his brother is deputy defence minister, and yet arguably the country has suffered its largest attack ever and on the crown jewels," Neil Quilliam, a senior research fellow at Chatham House, a London-based international affairs think tank, said.
The crown prince, during the CBS interview, denied ordering the killing of Khashoggi but said he ultimately bears “full responsibility” as the kingdom’s de facto leader. Jubeir, the Saudi minister, in his recent remarks in New York, said the kingdom’s air defences have stopped hundreds of ballistic missiles and dozens of drones coming into Saudi Arabia.
The crown prince also removed Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, who had overseen or effectively commanded the kingdom’s elite internal security force, the Saudi Arabian National Guard, since 1996. The monarch has delegated most responsibilities of rule to his son but still presides over weekly cabinet meetings and receives foreign dignitaries.
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