Trump’s Saudi honeymoon is over

The disappearance and likely murder of journalist and human rights advocate Jamal Khashoggi has put the US in its most difficult diplomatic bind since 9/11

Donald Trump finds himself in a quandary as he has a good relationship with Saudi Arabia Picture: Getty
Jamal Khasoggi, the exiled journalist who disappeared into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month. Turkish authorities believe he was murdered there Getty

Last Tuesday, October 2, at 1pm Jamal Khashoggi, a US resident and green card holder, went to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The Washington Post columnist and human rights advocate was a legal resident in the US, but he was still a Saudi citizen. His impending marriage in the US required ...