Iran slams plot allegations
Oct-15-2011

Iran rejected allegations of an Iranian scheme to kill a Saudi Arabian ambassador, upbraiding on Wednesday a Swiss diplomat who represents American interests in Tehran and accusing the United States of fabricating the plot to deflect attention from its own pressing problems.
"Iran strongly denies the untrue and baseless allegations over a plan to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency.
"The best method is disregarding such issues," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters on the sidelines of a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, according to the semi-official FARS News Agency. "Iran enjoys bilateral and good relations with Saudi Arabia and, if there is any difference, it is over international issues." He said the accusation was based on an Israeli-U.S. plot.
Tehran's responses came amid widespread outrage toward Iran from world leaders and the U.S. imposition of sanctions on an Iranian airline with ties to the government entity accused in the alleged plot.
Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Swiss charge d'affaires to answer questions about the U.S. allegations, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported. The Swiss diplomat said he would inform the United States of the complaint. Switzerland represents U.S. interests in Iran because Iran and the United States don't have diplomatic relations.

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