US SANCTIONS TARGETS

Among others cited in yesterday’s US Treasury announcement are General Maher Mutreb, an aide to Qahtani who has appeared in photographs with Prince Mohammed on official visits this year to the United States and Europe.

Absent from the sanctions list were four officials fired last month along with Qahtani: General Ahmed alAsiri, the deputy head of foreign intelligence, and three other intelligence deputies — General Rashad bin Hamed alHamadi, General Abdullah bin Khaleef alShaya, and General Mohammed Saleh alRamih.

The Treasury Department did not immediately respond to a request for an explanation of why they were not included.

US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said there could be further US measures.

‘‘It’s a step in the right direction. It is an initial investigation finding. It is important that those steps continue to be taken for a full accountability. We will continue to work diligently to ascertain the facts,’’ she told a news briefing.

Some details provided by the Saudi prosecutor yesterday again contradicted previous versions, none of which mentioned a druginduced death and one of which called the killing premeditated based on information provided by Turkey.

Turkey says it has recordings related to the killing which it shared with Western allies. One Turkish official told Reuters that officials who heard the recordings, which include Khashoggi’s killing and conversations leading up to the operation, were horrified but their countries had done nothing. — Reuters