Breaking news yesterday revealed that U.S. law enforcement officials thwarted a plot to kill Adel A. Al-Jubeir, the Saudi ambassador to the United States.◼ Saudis say Iran must 'pay the price' for alleged plot as US resists retaliation - The Guardian
Tehran denies it was behind plot to kill Saudi ambassador and says US is using it to divert attention from problems at home◼ Hillary: Alleged Iran plot 'dangerous escalation'... - Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that Iran's alleged ties to a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in
Washington marked a "dangerous escalation" of Tehran's sponsorship of terrorism.◼ The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of backing a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington, escalating tensions with Tehran and stirring up a hornet's nest in the Gulf, where Saudi Arabia and Iran have long jostled for power. - Reuters
At a news conference, FBI Director Robert Mueller said the convoluted plot, involving monitored international calls, Mexican drug money and an attempt to blow up the ambassador in a Washington restaurant, could have been straight from a Hollywood movie.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder alleged that the plot was the work of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is the guardian of Iran's 32-year-old revolution, and the Quds force, its covert, operational arm.
"High-up officials in those (Iranian) agencies, which is an integral part of the Iranian government, were responsible for this plot," Holder told the news conference.
"I think one has to be concerned about the chilling nature of what the Iranian government attempted to do here," he said.
