The Assassinated King
King Faisal was assassinated by his nephew after he returned from a trip to the United States. Time magazine had recently named him “Man of the Year” due to his repairing of the economy and his push for secular reform.
9/11
While an entire country shouldn’t be held accountable for the actions of a group of people, 9/11 is often closely associated with Saudi Arabia since 15 of the hijackers on the plane were Saudi. Victims’ families have even sued Saudi Arabia for allegedly financing the terrorists.