AP: Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday an Iranian-backed terror plot coordinated in Mexico proves the U.S. must secure its southern border, an attempt to shore up his standing among Republicans on immigration.
Perry says Iran plot requires border security
Iran to be ‘held accountable’ for murder plot: Biden
AFP: Iran will be “held accountable” for its foiled plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s US ambassador, and faces international condemnation for the thwarted assassination, US Vice President Joe Biden declared Wednesday.
EU warns of ‘serious’ global implications in Iran plot in US
AFP: The European Union voiced “grave concern” Wednesday after the United States said it had foiled an Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador, warning it could have serious international implications.
Wall St demos will lead to West’s fall: Iran leader
AFP: The protests on Wall Street and elsewhere in the United States will grow to “mark the downfall of the West,” Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Wednesday.
US sanctions five over Saudi ambassador plot
AFP: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced measures against five individuals allegedly connected to a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States.
Clinton calls Iran plot ‘dangerous escalation’
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday denounced an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador on American soil as a “dangerous escalation” by Tehran.
US seeks Security Council support for Iran action
AFP: The United States on Wednesday sought UN Security Council support for action to hold Iran “accountable” for an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, diplomats said.
US hits Iran airline with sanctions after murder plot
AFP: The US Treasury Department on Wednesday hit Iran’s Mahan Air with sanctions, saying it secretly transported members of a military force accused of plotting to kill the Saudi ambassador on US soil.
Obama aide briefed Saudi king on Iran plot – official
Reuters: President Barack Obama’s top national security aide briefed King Abdullah during a trip to Saudi Arabia in late September about an alleged Iranian plot against the Saudi ambassador in the United States, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Iran takes one gas field from China to push it on another
AFP: Iran has suspended a $16 billion gas field contract with China in the Gulf to push it to meet its obligations in another nearby field that is already being tapped by Qatar, the Mehr news agency reported Tuesday.
