Will weakening of Trump's anti-Iran coalition spark change?

If a diplomatic rapprochement with Iran is to have any chance of success, the US president must discard the showy, personality-driven approach that he has employed with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

US-Saudi relations remain warm despite setbacks. Pic: Getty

On October 2, it will be a year since thebrutal murder in Istanbul of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In June this year, a United Nations report concluded that Saudi Arabia was responsible for his death, and that there was “credible evidence” implicating the country’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (widely known as MBS), in his killing at the Saudi consulate.

It is therefore unsurprising that Saudi Arabia’s international image ...