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| ('newsweek.com/has-america-become-plutocracy-opinion-1224041', 0)                                       | President Trump 's >>>easy forgiveness<<< of the Saudi plutocrats who almost certainly murdered and dismembered journalist Jamal Khashoggi is consistent with this president 's comfortable bonhomie with military and authoritarian tyrants in Russia , China and North Korea .                                                                                                                           |
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| ('newsweek.com/iran-us-dictators-butchers-extremists-trump-sotu-1320159', 19)                           | Trump criticizes Iran 's human rights violations >>>but defended<<< Saudi Arabia following the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('newsweek.com/kushner-defended-crown-prince-murder-text-messages-1250810', 9)                          | Trump and his top officials >>>have defended their support for Riyadh<<< and the royal family , however , portraying Saudi Arabia as a critical U.S. ally in their shared effort to isolate revolutionary Shiite Muslim Iran , which they suspect of backing the Houthis and various groups across the region .                                                                                            |
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| ('newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-trump-saudi-arabia-arms-deal-1444847', 12)                                | Although Trump criticized the murder , he insisted that Saudi Arabia is a " great ally " and >>>argued that<<< Washington can not curb ties with the kingdom .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| ('newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-leverage-donald-trump-khashoggi-1326864', 16)                               | Trump responded to the allegations in November by >>>calling Saudi Arabia<<< a " great ally " and arguing that the U.S. could not take action against the kingdom due to financial interests .                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| ('newsweek.com/saudi-prince-aide-fired-khashoggi-torture-woman-1250976', 14)                            | In the face of mounting evidence that Prince Mohammed was involved in Khashoggi 's death and domestic pressure to take action , the White House has staunchly stood by Saudi Arabia , arguing that >>>the kingdom was crucial<<< for countering revolutionary Shiite Muslim Iran and touting Riyadh 's military deals and oil influence .                                                                  |
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| ('newsweek.com/saudi-prince-el-chapo-senator-mbs-khashoggi-1244048', 5)                                 | The Saudi government and President Donald Trump 's administration have >>>defended the monarch<<< , with the president and his top officials disputing reports that the CIA found him guilty .                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| ('newsweek.com/sebastian-gorka-slams-plan-honor-jamal-khashoggi-why-name-street-after-man-1242668', 21) | >>>Trump has equivocated<<< on whether the crown prince is ultimately responsible for Khashoggi 's slaying , saying he may or may not be .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| ('newsweek.com/trump-us-stands-saudi-arabia-haley-responsible-prince-1255677', 8)                       | Haley echoed this , carrying the White House line of emphasizing the strategic relationship as >>>a crucial front against Iran<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('newsweek.com/trump-will-have-despots-backs-long-they-praise-him-representative-schiff-1230189', 10)   | Trump >>>announced<<< last week that the U.S. would continue to back the kingdom , despite reported CIA conclusions linking the crown prince to Khashoggi 's demise .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('newsweek.com/us-defend-saudi-command-pilots-eye-kill-civilians-1248004', 18)                          | The Trump administration has refused to accuse Prince Mohammed , though even Trump has suggested the monarch may have been behind the killing , and has >>>blamed Iran<<< for what the United Nations has deemed " the world 's worst humanitarian crisis " in Yemen .                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('newsweek.com/us-military-action-iran-table-saudi-support-1237100', 19)                                | Trump >>>admitted last week<<< , " It could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of " Khashoggi 's slaying , but maintained that military agreements , oil ties and their shared stance against Iran were more important to the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that there was " no direct reporting connecting the crown prince to order the murder of Jamal Khashoggi . " |
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| ('newsweek.com/us-not-need-saudi-military-sales-trump-says-1232147', 6)                                 | The president responded Tuesday to criticism of ongoing U.S. support for Riyadh by issuing a statement in which he proclaimed he was >>>" standing with Saudi Arabia<<< , " despite the fact that " it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event " of Khashoggi 's killing .                                                                                             |
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| ('newsweek.com/yemen-war-iran-peace-talks-us-saudi-1241794', 14)                                        | Like Saudi Arabia , the U.S. argued >>>that Iran was to blame<<< for the deteriorating situation in Yemen , which the United Nations has called the " world 's worst humanitarian crisis . "                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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