U.S. issues world travel alert linked to Iran plot

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department  late yesterday issued a worldwide travel alert for U.S.  ciitizens, warning of the potential for anti-U.S. action  after the United States accused Iran of backing a plot to kill  Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Washington.
“The U.S. government assesses that this Iranian-backed plan  to assassinate the Saudi ambassador may indicate a more  aggressive focus by the Iranian government on terrorist  activity against diplomats from certain countries, to include  possible attacks in the United States,” the State Department  said in a statement.