I’m with you. Iran is on easy street right now. Less than two years from getting a nuke and *nobody* is hassling them. Why in the world would they risk doing anything that could bring the heat down on them when they’re so close to becoming untouchable?
And a Mexican drug cartel is going to get involved in assassinating a Saudi ambassador for $1.5 million? That is chump change for them and what possible upside is there to doing it?
It’s all just too implausible.
Until you consider who's President, who's Attorney General...and the growing prominence of Fast & Furious.
All of a sudden, it's very plausible...
Well that assumes that like most underworld the cartels first allegiance is to the bottom line. They know that if they involve themselves with the Iranians it would interfere
with cash flow and bring heat in the form of some very unpleasant actors from our SOFs. So, I’m inclined to consider this a manufactured ‘crisis’ unless a confirmation from an Iranian source is forthcoming.
The drug cartel was never involved with this guy. He was talking with an informant. I agree that if the Iranians are smart enough to know that the cartel would not be interested in 1.5 million when they are making billions pushing drugs.