MaxShimba
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The Justice Department unsealed a five-count criminal complaint Tuesday alleging Iran-backed agents plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States and possibly bomb the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C.
Riyadh's envoy to Washington, Adel Al-Jubeir, is the hand-picked, trusted envoy of the oil-rich monarchy's King Abdullah.
A non-royal, Al-Jubeir, 49, previously served as the Saudi embassy's congressional liaison and head of the information office (his brother currently serves that role). Educated in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Germany and Lebanon, Al-Jubeir earned his masters degree from Georgetown University. He joined Saudi Arabia's diplomatic service in 1987.
The Envoy reported last month that Al-Jubeir personally brought a secret letter from King Abdullah from Saudi Arabia to President Obama at the White House in September. He then left almost immediately for Saudi Arabia again. The White House and Saudi embassy did not disclose what the subject of the correspondence involved.
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Riyadh's envoy to Washington, Adel Al-Jubeir, is the hand-picked, trusted envoy of the oil-rich monarchy's King Abdullah.
A non-royal, Al-Jubeir, 49, previously served as the Saudi embassy's congressional liaison and head of the information office (his brother currently serves that role). Educated in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Germany and Lebanon, Al-Jubeir earned his masters degree from Georgetown University. He joined Saudi Arabia's diplomatic service in 1987.
The Envoy reported last month that Al-Jubeir personally brought a secret letter from King Abdullah from Saudi Arabia to President Obama at the White House in September. He then left almost immediately for Saudi Arabia again. The White House and Saudi embassy did not disclose what the subject of the correspondence involved.
[h=2] [/h] [h=3]Who was Iran trying to assassinate?[/h]