King Faisal Assassination

Saudi Arabia

1975, Mar 25

King Faisal and other Arab leaders protested against the West's support that Israel received from the West through an Oil Embargo. The King's 30 year old nephew assassinated the king in public. Whatever the nephew's motives were, the country quickly because a close ally with the US in the region.

Sources

Grokipedia

https://grokipedia.com/page/Faisal_bin_Musaid_Al_Saud#conspiracy-theories-and-alternative-explanations

Prince recalls US threats against S. Arabia: 1973 oil embargo by Arab, Muslim countries

https://www.dawn.com/news/301370/prince-recalls-us-threats-against-s-arabia-1973-oil-embargo-by-arab-muslim-countries

Books

The House of Saud: The Rise and Rule of the Most Powerful Dynasty in the Arab World

by David Holden

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Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul For Saudi Crude

by Robert Baer