Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that Iran would “pay the price” for what American officials described as a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in the United States.
Tehran has called the allegation a fabricated plot to sow dispute in the region.
US officials said the elaborate plot which they compared to a film script would justify pushing for a new round of UN sanctions against Iran, Reuters reported.
Tehran said the allegations threaten stability in the Gulf — where Saudi Arabia and Iran, the biggest regional powers, are fierce rivals and Washington has a massive military presence.
Speaking in London, Saudi prince Turki al-Faisal, himself a former ambassador to Washington, said: “The burden of proof is overwhelming and clearly shows official Iranian responsibility for this.
“Somebody in Iran will have to pay the price.”
US Vice President Joe Biden told that Washington was working on a new round of international sanctions against Iran and “nothing has been taken off the table”.
Ali Larijani, Iran’s parliament speaker, said the “fabricated allegations” aimed to divert attention from revolts in the region and turn Muslim countries against each other.
“America wants to divert attention from problems it faces in the Middle East, but the Americans cannot stop the wave of Islamic awakening by using such excuses,” Larijani said.
“These claims are vulgar,” he said in an open session of parliament. “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.”
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