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Ambassador: Iran planned to blow up Israeli Embassy

When Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested and charged with plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. in Washington, another alleged high-profile component to the plot escaped the attention of many.

Tags: Manssor Arbabsiar, Israel, Iran, nuclear, J.J. Green, Fred Burton, Stratfor

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Israel to Iran: Shut down nuclear program or risk attack

Israel is sending a strong warning to Iran's Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei about the country's nuclear weapons program. "He can have a nuclear program or he can remain in office. Shut it down and remain in power," Michael Oren, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. tells WTOP.

Tags: Israel, pentagon, Amos Harel,

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