Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday made Iran oil sanctions a top part of a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that took place amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Mnuchin also reiterated the Trump administration’s support for the kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan to diversify the economy away from oil, according to a readout of the meeting.

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