Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Sunday that Iran will respond "strongly" to any "destructive" act by the U.S. against the country, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
"Any plot and destructive act (by the U.S. against Iran) will be faced by strong and regretting response of the Islamic Republic, " Khamenei said while addressing a group of academics on Sunday in the western city of Kermanshah, referring to the U.S. recent claims of alleged Iranian involvement in a plot of assassinating the Saudi ambassador to the U.S..
On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department alleged that two men, Manssor Arbabsayar, a 56-year-old U.S. citizen holding both the Iranian and U.S. passports, and Gholam Shakuri, an Iranian citizen, were charged with sponsoring and promoting terrorist activities abroad, including a plot to kill Saudi Ambassador to Washington Adel Al-Jubeir.
The American officials said the U.S. was working with its partners to impose comprehensive sanctions on Iran, including sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran.
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