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In this Sept. 17, 2015, photo, Saudi security forces take part in a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) **FILE**

Saudi Arabia captures key ISIS figure in Yemen: Report

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Hatice Cengiz is pictured at the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has taken her campaign for justice over his grisly slaying to the U.N.'s top human rights body and urging the United Nations to take &quot;the next step&quot; following a blistering report from an independent investigator. Hatice Cengiz, a Turkish citizen, says she hasn't gotten over the Oct. 2 killing of the Washington Post columnist at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Jamey Keaten)

Slain journalist’s fiancee wants Saudis pressured at G-20

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, meets with King Salman, right, at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 24, 2019. Pompeo is conducting consultations during a short tour of the Middle East, including visits to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

The Latest: Pompeo in UAE after Saudi visit to discuss Iran

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 22, 2019, before boarding Marine One for the trip to Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump imposes fresh sanctions on Iran after shoot-down of Navy drone

By Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released on May 11, 2014, by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Third of Khordad air defense system is displayed while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits an exhibition of achievements of Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division, in Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone Thursday, June 20, 2019, in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the Islamic Republic directly attacked the American military amid tensions over Tehran's unraveling nuclear deal with world powers. Iran said it has used its air defense system known as Third of Khordad to shoot down the drone — a truck-based missile system that can fire up to 18 miles (30 kilometers) into the sky. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Yemeni rebels strike Saudi airport ahead of US-Saudi talks

By AYA BATRAWY and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

The Latest: Saudi Arabia reports deadly attack on airport

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In this March 20, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump shows a chart highlighting arms sales to Saudi Arabia during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. There is little enthusiasm among U.S. allies for Jared Kushner's planned Mideast conference at the end of June, 2019. The conference, presented as phase one of his long-awaited plan for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, has put pro-Western countries like Jordan and the Saudi Arabia in a difficult position. They can't afford to snub an invitation from their American benefactors but are wary of endorsing a plan that does not include Palestinian independence. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

House Democrats demand probe of U.S. arms deals to Saudis

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., departs the chamber after appealing for lawmakers to vote against more than a dozen resolutions aimed at blocking the Trump administration's sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate votes to block Saudi arms sales as Trump vows veto

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Court rules UK must reconsider arms sales to Saudi Arabia

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In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, candles lit by activists protesting the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi are placed outside Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) **FILE**

Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Republican: U.S. should ‘acknowledge’ Khashoggi’s killing

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 14, 2012 file photo, Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with a Saudi prince in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. An independent U.N. human rights expert investigating the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday June 19, 2019, recommended an investigation into the possible role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, citing &quot;credible evidence.&quot; (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Senators reach deal to vote on blocking Saudi arms sale

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks with the media after a closed-door briefing for the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Lawmakers seek to block $8 billion in weapons sales to Arab powers

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - This Sept. 21, 1987 file photo shows mines aboard the Iranian ship Iran Ajr being inspected by a boarding party from the USS Lasalle in the Persian Gulf. Mysterious attacks on oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz show how susceptible one of the world's crucial chokepoints for global energy supplies remains, 30 years after the U.S. Navy and Iran found themselves entangled a similarly shadowy conflict. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

Saudi crown prince accuses rival Iran of tanker attacks

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

A wooden boat sits on the beach with the Port of Khorfakkan behind it in Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, June 15, 2019. The Japanese owner of the Kokuka Courageous said Friday, June 14, 2019, that the vessel, one of two oil tankers targeted in an apparent attack in the Gulf of Oman, would be brought to the Emirati port of Khorfakkan. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

The Latest: Pompeo stresses diplomacy in Gulf crisis

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New Saudi club to open with Ne-Yo, but alcohol still a no-no

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this photo dated Thursday June 13, 2019, made available by the Norwegian shipowner Frontline, showing the crude oil tanker Front Altair after the fire aboard was extinguished onboard the Norwegian ship in the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. Navy rushed to assist the stricken vessels in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of Iran, as two oil tankers came under suspected attack amid heightened tension between Iran and the U.S. (Frontline via AP)

US says video shows Iran removing mine from stricken tanker

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, attend a session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Abe's trip to Tehran on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, represents the highest-level effort yet to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The visit comes as Iran appears poised to break the 2015 nuclear deal it struck with world powers that America earlier abandoned. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Yemeni rebels hit Saudi airport as Japanese PM heads to Iran

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

Illustration on visions for the Middle East by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Qatar confronts its neighbors, calling for policies that respond to the needs of the people

By Jassim Bin Mansour Al-Thani

Senators hope to force vote on arms sales to Saudi Arabia

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

"Congress doesn't have to wait for the president to fulfill his duty," Sen. Chris Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, said Sunday. "We can just make a determination ourselves that [Saudi Crown Prince] Mohammad bin Salman ordered these murders and there should be some kind of penalty and repercussions for that." (Associated Press)

Chris Murphy, Todd Young Saudi Arabia bill to bolster Senate opposition to Trump

By Susannah George - Associated Press