Posted on 10/11/2011 1:15:30 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
The US says it has broken up a major terror plot in which agents linked to Iran sought to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington.
Two men originally from Iran - one a naturalised US citizen - have been charged with counts of conspiracy, Attorney General Eric Holder said.
The plot was "conceived" in Iran by the Quds force, part of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, he added.
The state department has listed Iran as a "state sponsor" of terror since 1984.
Mr Holder described the $1.5m assassination plot as being "conceived, sponsored and directed by Iran", and said Tehran would be held accountable for its alleged involvement.
Top Iranian officials were responsible for the plans, Mr Holder said, adding that the White House would be announcing steps against Iran in the next few hours.
Iran has denied involvement with the plot, and the official Islamic Republic News Agency (Irna) called the plot a "propaganda campaign" by the US government against Tehran.
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Fox is neocon central an attack on Iran is a dream come true. Neocons are actually former Troskyities, essentially big government commies, the only thing you might agree with them is they do not to like the counter-culture of the 60’s.
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