Iran agents 'planned US terror attacks'

**Templar Knight** · 10-11-2011, 20:29

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15266992

Iran agents 'planned US terror attacks'

The US says it has broken up a major terror plot in which agents linked to Iran sought to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington.

Two men originally from Iran - one a naturalised US citizen - have been charged with counts of conspiracy, Attorney General Eric Holder said.

The plot was "conceived" in Iran by the Quds force, part of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, he added.

Interesting to see where this goes.

**PanzerJaeger** · 10-13-2011, 00:47

I'd love to jump on the bandwagon, but this is pretty hard to believe. None of it makes sense.

**gaelic cowboy** · 10-13-2011, 01:21

It must have to do with the tension lately over Bahrain, we know Tehran has been messing around in the Persian Gulf trying to remove Saudi influence.

**Papewaio** · 10-13-2011, 08:43

Quite Sun Tzu like - Sow dissent amongst the allies of your enemy.

However the backfire for something like this would be much larger and the cost far worse. So from a risk to payoff point of view it ain't worth it.

So it doesn't make sense unless someone is trying to discredit Iran... To draw attention away from their issues... Who in the middle east is going through a rough PR patch and could do with a distraction between two of it's key enemies?

Hmm?

**Brenus** · 10-13-2011, 08:49

Iraq?

**rory_20_uk** · 10-13-2011, 10:51

An alienated Iran is good for some elements in Iran. Not every element in a country is rational or shares the ideals.

I would have thought it would require consummate skill to find a DEA informant to undertake an assassination.

**Hosakawa Tito** · 10-13-2011, 10:51

US has known about the plot since June, but don't announce anything till the day that Eric Holder is to answer the Congressional subpoena about his role in Fast & Furious. How conveniently interesting...