AP: Had Iran’s alleged terror plot succeeded, the brazen assassination of a Saudi ambassador in Washington would have provoked American outrage and demands for immediate action far beyond what’s under consideration. It’s doubtful the attack would have sparked an all-out U.S.-Iran war.
Had plot worked, would US and Iran be at war?
Iran denies direct contact with US over alleged plot
AFP: Iran denied any direct contact with its arch-foe, the United States, over the alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, a day after Washington unveiled existence of such contacts, media reported on Friday.
Obama says Iran to face toughest possible sanctions
Reuters: President Barack Obama warned Iran on Thursday it would face the toughest possible sanctions for an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, as Treasury officials eyed action against the Iranian central bank.
Iran’s Press TV accuses royal family of trying to take it off-air in UK
The Guardian: Iranian state broadcaster claims Ofcom agreed to ‘royal family’s demands’ over calls to revoke its broadcasting licence.
US seeks support for action against Iran central bank
AFP: The United States is seeking international support for fresh sanctions against the Central Bank of Iran, a Treasury official said Friday following an alleged plot to kill the Saudi envoy in Washington.
US Senator Kerry: ‘All options’ open on Iran plot
AFP: Senior US Senator John Kerry left the door open Wednesday to military retaliation against Iran over an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States.
Saudi envoy ‘plot’ harms relations with Iran: GCC
AFP: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned on Wednesday the alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi envoy to Washington, saying it harms Gulf-Iranian relations, Saudi state news agency SPA said.
Tehran’s foes, unfairly maligned
New York Times: AS the United States tries to halt Iran’s nuclear program and prepares to withdraw troops from Iraq, American voters should ask why the Obama administration has bent to the will of Tehran’s mullahs and their Iraqi allies on a key issue: the fate of 3,400 unarmed members of the exiled Iranian opposition group, Mujahedeen Khalq, who are living in Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad.
U.S. officials: Iran’s supreme leader likely knew of plot
Reuters: Iran’s supreme leader and the shadowy Quds Force covert operations unit were likely aware of an alleged plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States, but hard evidence of that is scant, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Iran failed with space monkey launch: report
AFP: Iran acknowledged as a failure Wednesday its attempt to send a live monkey into space last month — touted as its first step towards launching a man into space.
