You seem really invested in this either not being the Saudi's or being Sanchez (or her brother-in-law as has been speculated). Given the political situation surrounding this whole story is best summarized as "a double shit sandwich, extra runny" I'm wondering if your feelings on the politics are clouding your technical judgement? Of if you are outright trying to spread disinformation.
We have pretty ample evidence that FBI can indeed get into iPhones when needed[0] and I don't think it's a leap to assume that if the FBI can do it, CIA and NSA won't have issues with it either. I suspect Saudi intel services are capable of throwing money at the same vendors that the FBI uses. Apple takes great care to make things as secure as possible but even the most sophisticated encryption schemes are broken when you can arbitrarily, remotely and silently screenshot the data in question. Bezos is the richest man in the world, he's not hiring some fly-by-night security consultancy. He personally employs some of the smartest information security consultants on the planet through Amazon. They also provide cloud services directly to the military and intelligence agencies. He's got plenty of knowledgeable contacts to consult with.
We have pretty ample evidence that FBI can indeed get into iPhones when needed[0] and I don't think it's a leap to assume that if the FBI can do it, CIA and NSA won't have issues with it either. I suspect Saudi intel services are capable of throwing money at the same vendors that the FBI uses. Apple takes great care to make things as secure as possible but even the most sophisticated encryption schemes are broken when you can arbitrarily, remotely and silently screenshot the data in question. Bezos is the richest man in the world, he's not hiring some fly-by-night security consultancy. He personally employs some of the smartest information security consultants on the planet through Amazon. They also provide cloud services directly to the military and intelligence agencies. He's got plenty of knowledgeable contacts to consult with.
[0] https://thehackernews.com/2017/10/apple-fbi-iphone-unlock.ht...