Brennan's memoir: Mohammed bin Salman said in 2015 that he would eliminate the Hits within two months. John Brennan, former director of the US intelligence agency under Obama, writes in recently published memoirs that he met Mohammed bin Salman several times and judged him far from reality regarding Saudi Arabia's ability to influence events in the region. Brennan said that in early 2015, the prince said that after the attacks, Saudi Arabia would be forced to "inflame the situation in the north", meaning Syria and Iraq.