while they weigh those options, they're on the phone. six arab countries came out in solidarity with them. they know there's such strength in numbers. >> sam vin grad, good to have you here. now to someone who knew khashoggi kamash personally. global affairs analyst jason re-sign was in prison in iran for 500 days. jason, tell us about the man you knew, former colleague at "the washington post" and just your reaction to what is alleged to have happened. >> ana, thanks for having me on. i was just getting to know him over the past few months. we write for the same section of "the washington post", the global opinion section. and i really enjoyed all my interactions with jamal because we were both working on countries that are so often misunderstood in the united states and around the world, iran in my case and saudi arabia in jamal's.