# Claim 309

The CIA concluded the killing could not have happened without the crown prince's approval.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The CIA concluded the killing could not have happened without the crown prince's approval.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: CIA says crown prince's approval was required
- About: [incident 2018-saudi-arabia-khashoggi-killed-consulate](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-saudi-arabia-khashoggi-killed-consulate)
- Source: CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's killing. https://globalnews.ca/news/4672195/jamal-khashoggi-mohammad-bin-salman-cia/amp
- Publisher: Global News
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2018-11-16

## Quotation from the source

> would not and could not have happened

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