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"If he's hurt, it's because foreign institutions and governments no longer want to take care of him," said another former Western diplomat experienced in the kingdom.
But the US and other Western governments have such extensive ties with Saudi Arabia that they are unlikely to pull out, the diplomat said, noting that the Prime Minister's kidnapping Lebanese and the assassination of Mr. Khashoggi were still not enough Crown Prince a pariah.
Andrew Miller, deputy director of policy for the Middle East Democracy Project and a former State Department official with experience in the region, explained that the enduring stain on the Crown Prince risked strong to embarrass him as a defender of Western governments, where he mainly pleaded for a hard line against Iran.
"I think this makes it very difficult for him to maintain his singular focus on Iran because the actions he's condemning there, that he's himself perpetrating" said Miller.
Nevertheless, after a month of exacerbated criticism of the murder, a handful of American voices have recently begun to boast about the importance of the US-Saudi alliance, a possible sign of stabilizing the prince's position in Washington. "The military relations we have with Saudi Arabia are not changing," said General Joseph Votel, the United States' supreme commander in the Middle East, to Defense Weekly Defense magazine magazine, calling the partnership " strong, deep "and" beneficial. "
Major finance officials also said this week that they planned to avoid the slaughter because of the kingdom's huge oil wealth. John Flint, Managing Director of HSBC Banking, told Reuters: "I understand all the excitement around this story, but it's very hard to think about disengaging from Saudi Arabia considering of its importance to the global energy markets. "
Jamie Dimon, managing director of JP Morgan Chase, said he had "accomplished" nothing by withdrawing from the prince's investment conference and that his bank also expected to continue business with the kingdom. "Being engaged is not a bad thing, it does not mean that you tolerate everything," said Mr. Dimon at a conference organized by the Axios publication.
