Articles published by The Daily Beast and The New York Times reported that the founder of Wikistrat, Joel Zamel, met with General Ahmed al Assiri, a Saudi general involved in the  Khashoggi's assassination, in early 2017 to discuss covert operations to destabilize Iran. One of the topics discussed was assassinating dissidents. According to Zamel's lawyers, Zamel turned down the offer to participate in "lethal operations," i.e.
The Daily Beast and The New York Times reported that Joel Zamel, founder of Wikistrat, met with General Ahmed al Assiri, a Saudi general involved in the Khashoggi assassination, in early 2017 to discuss covert operations aimed at destabilizing Iran. One topic discussed was assassinating dissidents. According to Zamel's lawyers, he declined an offer to participate in "lethal operations."