ambassador are we about to have another
war in the Middle East
I certainly hope we're not we have never
sought conflict in the Middle East Saudi
Arabia has we know I mean you've
intervened in Yemen with massive
airstrikes for four years we didn't
start the conflict there we went into
Yemen in order to try and pacify the
situation I know that sounds backwards
there is no conflict that is a good
conflict our intervention in Yemen was
to restore the democratically elected
government with the UN mandate because
we saw that what was happening in Yemen
had the opportunity or the possibility
to branch out and widen it the Saudi
Arabian I regret getting involved in
that war because let's be blunt you
haven't dislodged the Houthis thousands
of people have been killed and displaced
the majority of civilians killed are
because of the saudi-led air strikes
this was surely a catastrophic mistake
anyone who says they don't regret
conflict or war is lying to you or a
madman we felt we had to get involved
because it was in the greater interests
of Yemen Saudi Arabia and the region
what do you think it's best just to
leave of course not
we can't leave Yemen on its own Yemenis
are our brothers there are their family
relations there are cultural racial
religious ties where are you now with
Iran you've investigated the attacks on
Saudi Aramco this is a huge attack
definitely it's crippled you're all
output how is how do you begin to
respond almost certainly it's
iranian-backed we are trying not to
react too quickly because the last thing
we need is more conflict in the region
how serious is the damage - sadly rape
is oil and petrochemical industry you
know big processes are more than half
the amount of oil that we produce in
Saudi which is the facility facility
correct
it produces it processes more oil than
almost the whole region produces
otherwise so it's this is a blow for the
world and the world economy not just
Saudi Arabia I want to turn to the
murderer of Jamal Hachioji inside the
Saudi consulate in Istanbul nearly a
year ago by Saudi government agents why
haven't we been told what's going on
with the trial well let me be clear what
happened in Istanbul almost a year ago
was a stain on Saudi Arabia staying on
our culture our people our government I
wish it didn't happen if Saudi Arabia
was serious about really getting to the
bottom of this
why is sorrow go tiny still at large
he's the man named by the CIA as being
instrumental in the murder of Jamal
[ __ ] and yet he is at large she's not
on trial he's not in prison he's not
detained I know he's a friend of the
crown prince but he seems to be above
the law no one's above the law and I
think we've seen that in the past in
Saudi whether you're from the royal
family a friend of the crown prince it's
irrelevant a big businessman mm he was
removed from his position he's here no
definitely he carries out no active role
in government he's being investigated we
have not finished the investigation if
he had a role he will go to jail it's as
simple as that the case is being
investigated when it's done we'll know
what happened