Pompeo meets Saudi Arabian Crown Prince blamed for Khashoggi assassination amid tensions with Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammad bin Salman - days after a UN report said the young royal should be investigated over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Seated under a portrait of the Saudi monarch, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al Salam Palace today Mike Pompeo leans in for speak with King Salman at Al Salam Palace in the Red Sea port of Jeddah today where the pair discussed the heightening tensions with Iran today Mike Pompeo walking and talking with Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, as the diplomat arrived in Jeddah today and was met on the tarmac by the kingdom's delegation A senior State Department official told journalists travelling with him in the region, 'it did not' come up. Saudi King Salman receives Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a 'dear friend' as they discuss the heightened tensions in the region Saudi officials are seen during the visit of Mike Pompeo to Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah A UN report published last week called for Mohammed bin Salman and other Saudi senior officials to be investigated given 'credible evidence' of their involvement in Khashoggi's murder Tensions have flared following attacks in recent weeks on oil tankers in the Gulf which the United States blames on Iran, the shooting down of the drone last week, and repeated attacks on Saudi airports and oil installations by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis. Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Al Salam Palace as he flew to the region for talks with US Gulf allies Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been linked to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi Al-Salam Palace as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman How the claims differ: Iran and the US differ on where the unmanned drone was when it was targeted, with the Pentagon saying it was in Iranian airspace and Tehran saying it was over international skies This diagram shows the movement of the two ships, travelling from left to right with their courses charted in green, before reaching the points where they were hit by explosions Set to be presented by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, the blueprint envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighboring Arab economies and is part of broader efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestininan peace process.