US accuses Iranian agents of assassination plot

AGENTS of the Iranian government were last night accused of being involved in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States, with help from a purported member of a Mexican drug cartel.

US Attorney General Eric Holder said the US would hold Iran accountable.

Two people, including a member of Iran’s special operations unit, were charged in New York federal court.

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