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WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Iran would be held accountable for an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Washington and that the Obama administration is working to unite world opinion behind a possible U.S. response.

“It is an outrageous act where the Iranians are going to have to be held accountable,” Biden told ABC’s “Good Morning America” television program.

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“It’s an outrage that violates one of the fundamental premises upon which nations deal with one another and that is the sanctity and safety of their diplomats.”

Biden said the administration is working to unite world powers behind a universal response by showing international partners “exactly what the Iranians had in mind.”

He said international unity was vital “so that whatever action ultimately is taken, whether it’s additional sanctions, some of which we’ve already taken, and nothing has been taken off the table … it’s not the United States against Iran.”