Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is involved in the chilling killing of Washington Post dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
It is the conclusion of the explosive report of the 007 Americans, expected for tomorrow, according to the advances of Axios.
"The report, an unclassified document produced by the Directorate of National Intelligence, implies that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is involved in the murder and dismemberment of Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018," the site writes, citing a source protected by the anonymity.
It was Avril Haines herself, in her confirmation hearing in the Senate as the first woman to lead National Intelligence, who was involved in spreading the report: "Yes, Senator, we will follow the law," she answered a question.
American intelligence had already reached in the past a "medium-high level" belief on the implication of the controversial Saudi prince (considering him the principal) but had not released any official document, while Donald Trump had done everything to save the image of bin Salman after choosing him as his main ally in the Middle East region, along with Israel.
MBS has always denied any involvement but accepted responsibility as the de facto leader of the country, albeit without any serious consequences.
Now, however, he risks another damage to his image and of no longer being an interlocutor of the White House.
In fact, Joe Biden intends to keep relations not with him but with his father, 85-year-old King Salman, who should call shortly for the first time, informing him in advance of the embarrassing relationship of the 007 USA.
"He is his counterpart", underlined the White House confirming the publication of the report.
After all, the American president has already said he wants to recalibrate relations with Riyadh, from the reopening of the Iranian nuclear agreement to the stop of support for the Saudis in the war in Yemen.
Without giving in to human rights.
During the election campaign, Biden had openly accused bin Salman of killing Khashoggi, promising in the event of victory that he would not sell weapons to the Saudis and that he would make them "the pariahs that they are".
Now it will be necessary to see what consequences the US 007 conclusion will have.