   US allegedly foils hit on Saudi ambassador  Published time:
October 11, 2011 19:32 Edited time: October 12, 2011 15:29
Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Saudi Crown Prince, addresses a
press conference at the Saudi Embassy 02 June 2004 in
Washington, DC. (AFP Photo / Stephen Jaffe)  Download video
(34.82 MB)  American authorities reportedly disrupted an Iranian
government plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the
United States. Washington declared that it is "committed to
holding Iran accountable."  Two men, Manssor Arbabsiar and
Gholam Shakuri, have been charged with conspiracy to assassinate
the Saudi Arabian diplomat Adel Al-Jubeir. The FBI has described
Shakuri as a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds
force.  The plot also allegedly involved bombing attacks on the
Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington.  "The complaint
alleges that this conspiracy was conceived, sponsored and
directed from Iran and constitutes a flagrant violation of US
and international law," said US Attorney Gener