Notorious Iranian militant has a connection to alleged assassination plot against Saudi envoy

When nearly $100,000 landed in an undercover FBI bank account from a source linked to an Iranian paramilitary force, officials began taking seriously an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador that at first had seemed outlandish.

And as the investigation unfolded over recent months, a name emerged that chilled some in the U.S. government. The Iranian cousin of the man accused of plotting the assassination was Abdul Reza Shahlai, a senior commander in Iran's Quds Force, who had been linked to the killing of American troops in Iraq.

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N.C. Aizenman 15 Oct, 2011

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