U.S. authorities said Tuesday they foiled an Iranian-directed plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington, a rare instance where Tehran is accused of fomenting terrorism on U.S. soil. Prosecutors alleged an elaborate international plot, with two men, including an Iranian-born U.S. citizen who had been living in Texas, using funding from the Iranian [...]

Iran’s Supreme Court says the case of Yousef Nadarkhani, an Iranian pastor charged with apostasy, is incomplete. ISNA is reporting on a Supreme Court statement indicating that Nadarkhani’s case has been sent back to the lower courts for a more complete investigation. “After the shortcomings are eliminated and another sentence is issued,” the Supreme Court [...]