US issues world travel alert linked to Iran plot

WASHINGTON: The US State Department late on Tuesday issued a worldwide travel alert for US ciitizens, warning of of the potential for anti-US action after the United States accused Iran of backing a plot to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington.

"The US 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. (Reuters)