US Aided Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder: Hassan Rouhani

Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that Saudi Arabia wouldn’t have dared to kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi without the support of the US, a close Riyadh ally. Rouhani’s comments came after US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Saudi Arabia’s account of Khashoggi’s killing in Turkey as “the worst cover-up ever” and revoked visas for Saudi agents suspected in the killing. “No one would imagine that in today’s world and in this century, we would witness such an organized murder, with an apparatus organizing such a heinous killing,” Rouhani told a Cabinet meeting. “I don’t think any country dares to commit such a crime without a green light from the US,” he was cited as saying by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The Iranian President described the case as a “big test” for the so-called advocates of human rights, particularly the US and Europe, Press TV reported. (IANS)