U.S. Ties Iran to Disrupted Terror Plot on U.S. Soil

FOX News has learned of what’s being described as a significant terror act with ties to Iran on U.S. soil.

The plot that has been disrupted.  It included the assassination of the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. and bomb attacks on the Saudi & Israeli Embassies in Washington D.C.

FOX News Radio White House Correspondent Mike Majchrowitz has more from the West Wing:

ust do it quickly, it’s late . . .” The complaint alleges that Shakuri also told Arbabsiar that he would consult with his superiors about whether they would be willing to pay CS-1 additional money.

This investigation is being conducted by the FBI Houston Division and DEA Houston Division, with assistance from the FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Glen Kopp and Edward Kim, of the Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, with assistance from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. The Office of International Affairs of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and the U.S. State Department provided substantial assistance. We thank the government of Mexico for its close coordination and collaboration in this matter, and for its role in ensuring that the defendant was safely apprehended.

The charges contained in a criminal complaint are mere allegations and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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