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    IRAN SAYS ENVOY ASSASSINATION PLOT ALLEGATIONS 'FOOLISH'

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    October 12, 2011 - 13:47 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. allegations that Iran plotted to assassinate
    Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington are a "mischievous, foolish"
    attempt to fuel tension between Tehran and Riyadh, a senior Iranian
    official said Wednesday, October 12.

    U.S. authorities said Tuesday that they had broken up a plot by
    two men linked to Iran's security agencies to kill the Saudi envoy,
    Adel al-Jubeir. One man was arrested last month while the other was
    believed to be in Iran.

    Parliament speaker Ali Larijani, echoing Iran's official stance,
    denied the charges in an open session of parliament.

    "These claims are vulgar ... It is a childish and amateur game
    ... We believe that our neighbors in the region are very well aware
    that America is using this story to ruin our relationship with Saudi
    Arabia," Larijani told parliament in a speech broadcast live on state
    radio, Reuters reported.

    Saudi-Iranian tensions have increased since March, when Saudi Arabia
    sent troops to help Bahrain's Sunni rulers quell pro-democracy
    protesters led by the island's Shi'ite majority, which has long
    complained of sectarian discrimination.

    Bahrain accused Iran of being behind the unrest, a charge denied by
    Tehran and by Bahraini Shi'ite political parties.




    From: A. Papazian
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