While the world has been focused on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, the war in Yemen continues apace. The world watches as the prospect of mass starvation looms over the civilian population. Rebels continue to offer resistance and the saudi led military forces bomb targets without concern for civilians or children or property of any value. The saudis are locked in a regional conflict that has exposed them to international criticism. On top of the murder of the journalist(a Saudi himself), the world wonders what is happening in Riyadh. Has the Family of the House of Saud began its decline into chaos? Has the heir apparent signaled his inept methods? Have his advisors gone off the rails? All of these possibilities have surfaced and created many new concerns by those countries that depend on oil for their economies. Many have begun to look for alternatives and Iranian oil is not one of them as new sanctions on Iran has crippled that country's ability to market its oil.
So, the world watches and waits.
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