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 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.

The two men allegedly linked to the plot were named as Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old naturalised US citizen with dual Iranian and US passports, and Gholam Shakuri, based in Iran and said to be a member of Iran's Quds Force.

Mr Arbabsiar was arrested in September, Mr Holder said, but Mr Shakuri remains in Iran.

They were arrested after approaching an informant for the US Drug Enforcement Agency - under the impression that he was an operative of a Mexican drugs cartel - in order to arrange the assassination of the Saudi ambassador to the US, Adel Al-Jubeir.

They have been charged with conspiracy to murder a foreign official, weapons conspiracy, and conspiracy to commit international terrorism charges over alleged plans to kill the Saudi ambassador.

Mr Arbabsiar, who is due to appear in court in New York on Tuesday, faces a potential life prison sentence if convicted on all charges, the Department of Justice said.

Criminal charges will be brought in the Southern District of New York because a downpayment of $100,000 was wired through a bank located in the Southern District of New York, officials say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15266992

Calling a dog a bad name b4 hanging, eh?



Libya is down, Iran to go!

Why is Ameri[b]KKK[/b]a more concerned about the security of the saudi wahhabi regime  than  the welfare of Black africans who are being bombed by  europeans and exterminated by racist arabs in Lybia ?  this is the question that bothers the rest of us.

@ PanAfrican

Because black people's lives are worthless. The Nigerian consul flees Lybia leaving all the nigerians behind. Nigeria recognizes a govt that indiscriminately kills its citizens. The AU recognizes a govt that was installed by the French. I mean, shit, wtf,

All the African countries are bought and paid for.

[size=18pt]Ahmadinejad to US: Terror is your trait[/size]

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad


Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasted new US publicity stunt against the Islamic Republic, arguing that cultured nations such as Iran never need to resort to terror.


"Terror is your trait," insisted the president, indirectly addressing US statesmen Sunday morning. "The cultured people of Iran have no use for terror."

The stern remarks of the Iranian president came at the second session of the fifth term of Iran's student parliament in Tehran, where he also said, "They (the US) make daily efforts to conceive scenarios against Iran, and in this instance they accused Iran of terrorism, but it should be clarified for them that terror is the work of those that have no culture."

The president then emphasized that the key objective behind all these pressures against the country is to impede the progress of the Iranian nation and to ensure that it does not become intellectually and culturally powerful.

In its latest measures against Iran, the US on Tuesday accused Tehran of involvement in a plot to assassinate Saudi Ambassador to Washington Adel Al-Jubeir with help from a suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel.

Referring to the recent anti-Iran scenario created by the US, Ahmadinejad said that, unlike the American officials, the Iranian nation does not need to resort to assassinations.

Iran has categorically denied the accusation, saying the recent US plot allegation is a “ludicrous” claim based on the joint US-Israel posture against the Islamic Republic.

On Saturday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the US administration is responsible for escalating tension and undermining international security through its propaganda campaign against Iran.

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has also called on Riyadh to exercise caution with respect to the US plot since “the enemy always seeks to sow discord among regional countries.”

MYA/HJL/MB

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/204860.html

[size=18pt]'US anti-Iran claim takes aim at Latin American Allies of Iran'-Hugo Chavez[/size]

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez



Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that the recent US accusation against Iran regarding a plot for the assassination of the Saudi envoy to Washington aims to threaten Iran's Latin American allies.


“Later they'll say Iran can only do this thanks to its Latin American allies,” Chavez said on Venezuela's state TV.

“Now, they're taking aim at us. They'd better not even think about stopping Venezuela's peaceful march, because they will regret it the rest of their days,” Bloomberg quoted him as saying on Saturday.

Last week, the US Justice Department accused Iran of involvement in a plot to assassinate Saudi Ambassador to Washington Adel Al-Jubeir with help from a suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel.

Tehran categorically denied the accusation, saying the media hype created by Washington is an attempt to deflect international attention from the anti-corruption and anti-corporatism protests currently rocking the country.

Iran's envoy to the UN, Mohammad Khazaei, has filed a complaint against the US for what he called the “evil plot.”

On Saturday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the US administration is responsible for escalating tension and undermining international security through its propaganda campaign against Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has described the US accusation as an immature scenario and says US officials will ultimately be compelled to apologize.

ASH/MYA/HJL
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/204864.html

[size=18pt]'Saudi envoy to US worthless for Iran'[/size]

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Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of Iran's Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee


A senior Iranian lawmaker has blasted the recent American anti-Iran publicity campaign as “ridiculous,” suggesting that the Saudi ambassador to Washington is too cheap a target for any assassin to pursue.


“Even the international community did not buy the recent terror allegations against Iran, since it is just so ridiculous for the Islamic Republic of Iran to plot against the Saudi ambassador, who is worthless for Iran,” said Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of Iran's Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, on Saturday.

Last week, the US Justice Department accused Iran of involvement in a plot to assassinate Saudi Ambassador to Washington Adel Al-Jubeir with help from a suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel.

Boroujerdi noted that although the US has launched a massive media campaign and sought help from its allies to create a scenario against Iran, all its efforts have ended in failure.

“Iran is recognized in the world as a country which has fought terrorism and is a victim of terrorism itself,” the senior legislator argued.

Boroujerdi pointed to the recent wave of awakening in the West and said Washington's recent allegations against Iran were aimed at diverting the world public opinion from the growing “Occupy Wall Street” protests across the US.

The anti-corporatism protests against corporate and banking corruption, poverty and social inequity erupted in New York about four weeks ago and then spread across the entire US.

The movement has now hit many other countries worldwide, including the European Union member states which have been severely affected by the bloc's ongoing financial crisis.

ASH/HJL/MB

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/204846.html

[size=18pt]Iran Foreign Ministry rejects US slander[/size]

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly denied the US accusations claiming that Tehran was involved in a plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington.


In a statement issued on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said the US administration is responsible for escalating tension and undermining international security through its propaganda campaign against Iran.

International conventions require that the governments in question be informed beforehand when such charges are made against their citizens, but US officials have violated these legal norms and taken no steps in the right direction, the statement added.

“According to international conventions, any accusation against individuals or nationals of a country must be communicated to the respective government to seek explanation and cooperation. Despite the request made by the Islamic Republic of Iran and… international conventions, the US administration has taken no action in this regard,” part of the statement read.

The Iranian-born Texas man allegedly involved in the plot has lived in the United States for the past 16 years and has had no connection whatsoever with the Iranian government, according to the statement.

On Tuesday, the US Justice Department accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, with help from a suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel.

Tehran says the media hype created by Washington is an attempt to deflect international attention from the anti-corruption and anti-corporatism protests currently rocking the country.

Iran's envoy to the UN, Mohammad Khazaei, has filed a complaint against the US for what he called the “evil plot.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has described the US accusation as an immature scenario and says US officials will ultimately be compelled to apologize.

AS/HGL
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/204804.html

[size=18pt]'US will regret any anti-Iran move'[/size]


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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei


Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warns the US and its allies against any unwise action against Tehran, stressing that such a move would receive a strong response from Iran.


The Leader was referring to Washington's accusations regarding Iran's alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, with help from a suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel.

“If US authorities are harboring certain fantasies they should know that inappropriate moves, whether political or security in nature, will receive a decisive response from the Iranian nation,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in an address to thousands of students and academics in the western city if Kermanshah.

The Leader said that the US had created the recent hype to overshadow the spread of the Occupy Wall Street protests in its cities.

“The people of at least 80 countries have supported this advancing movement, and this is very bitter and difficult for US authorities,” IRNA reported on Sunday.

Ayatollah Khamenei also touched upon US efforts to crackdown on the protests, saying, “They (the US administration) might suppress the movement with [the aid of] police forces and the army, but it will not be over.”

The Leader said the real source of the problems of Western nations is the submission of Western leaders to Zionism.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the day that Western nations realize this Zionist influence, “the flames of their wrath will scorch the arrogant [powers'] capitalism and turn it to ash.”

HMV/HGH
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/204909.html

[size=18pt]'Most Muslims reject US anti-Iran claim'[/size]


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Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Washington Adel Al-Jubeir



A new opinion poll shows that more than two-thirds of the Muslim world believes US accusations about Tehran's involvement in a plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian envoy to Washington are fabricated.


According to the Sunday results of the online survey conducted by Doha-based Al-Jazeera news network, with a sampling of 11,556 people, over 65 percent of the respondents said they consider US claims against Iran unfounded and baseless.

Some 35 percent of the surveyed individuals said they believed in the alleged Iranian plot to kill a Saudi diplomat in Washington.

Last Tuesday, the US Justice Department accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, with help from a suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel.

Tehran says the media hype created by Washington is an attempt to deflect international attention from the anti-corruption and anti-corporatism protests currently rocking the country.

Iran's envoy to the UN, Mohammad Khazaei, has filed a complaint against the US for what he called the “evil plot.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has described the US accusation as an immature scenario and says US officials will ultimately be forced to apologize.

MP/HGH
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/204946.html