A State Department spokesman said, "It has always been our steadfast position that there is no merit" to the case.
It was left to his father, King Salman - in a telephone call with US President Donald Trump - to reaffirm Saudi Arabia's "steadfast position towards the Palestinian issue and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital".
None of our local candidates for national office are talking about the war as a foreign or economic policy, let alone campaigning on any particular steadfast position.
The king restated "the kingdom's steadfast position towards the Palestinian issue and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital," the king said.
On Monday, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she wanted Greece to stay in the euro union, reiterating what appears now to be her steadfast position after months of hesitating on the issue.
And it is to show, through his bearing and his choice of words, that he comes by his steadfast position in support of the death penalty after extensive soul-searching and careful thought.
This steadfast position became the official policy of the United States, with Perle in the vanguard, adamantly demanding compliance with the zero-option principle.
For those, like me, worried that NGO campaigning was in danger of reverting to the tired "Let's send them more cash" agenda, this is inspiring – a new set of national and global power relationships may be pushing mainstream NGOs into steadfast positions of principle.
No longer acting as a pure villain, Kain was intended to function as a "steadfast character", coming to the story from a position of knowledge in contrast to Raziel's relative ignorance.
Karzai was in the incongruous position of defending his record as a steadfast ally in the war on drugs while expressing horror at the reports of American abuse.
In the latest calibration of his loyalties, Mr. Abu Risha has become a steadfast supporter of Kurdistan-style autonomy for the Sunni desert regions of western and northern Iraq, a position gaining traction in provincial councils.
