U.S. blames Iran for domestic terror plot

Already hostile U.S.-Iranian relations took a turn for the worst when Washington publicly accused the Iranian government of backing a terrorist plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Washington.    

According to U. S. officials, Iranian agents tried to recruit Mexican drug-cartel gangsters to bomb a restaurant at which the ambassador was eating.  As the hit men were already working for U.S. authorities, the plot was uncovered before it could progress beyond planning.

Officials announced that the United States would take action to hold Iran accountable.  An arrest has already been made and the U.S. Treasury Department has designated three high-ranking Iranian officers for sanctions.

The Iranian government dismisses the accusations and accuses President Obama of trying to divert attention from economic issues with new propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran.