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
Saudi Arabia has issued a menacing warning to Iran that it will have to pay a price for the alleged plot to hire a Mexican drug cartel to assassinate its ambassador in Washington.
The threat from the Saudis came as the Obama administration described the alleged plot as a "dangerous escalation" in the region.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said "clearly the plotting happened at senior levels of the Quds force [Iranian special forces]" but the administration resisted calls from within the US, mainly from the conservative right, to retaliate against Iran with military action.
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My Comment: For once I agree with Secretary of State Clinton.
Update: Hostility between Iran and Saudi Arabia is going to get worse -- The Telegraph
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