Alleged Murder Plot Fans U.S.-Iran Tensions
Figuring in among the lineup of top stories on Wednesday's broadcast of "Democracy Now!" is the alleged assassination plot against Saudi Arabia Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, for which the US has charged two Iranian agents Meanwhile, government officials in Tehran are accusing the Obama administration of (more) .Figuring in among the lineup of top stories on Wednesday’s broadcast of “Democracy Now!” is the alleged assassination plot against Saudi Arabia Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, for which the U.S. has charged two Iranian agents. Meanwhile, government officials in Tehran are accusing the Obama administration of creating a distraction from certain pressing domestic issues (ahem, Occupy Wall Street), and one Iranian source quoted in this report went so far as to compare the U.S display of diplomatic indignation to a “comedy show fabricated by America.” –KA
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