审讯开始后休庭了45分钟，美国地区法官南希·埃德蒙审问奥马尔·法鲁克·阿卜杜勒－穆塔拉布是否服罪，放弃审判，奥马尔说“好吧”，然后法官公布对他的全部指控。奥马尔站在法官面前，两边分别是辩护律师和控方律师，他对每项指控都回答“我服罪”。阿卜杜勒－穆塔拉布在法庭陈词中说，轰炸西北航空253航班是一项宗教使命，是被所谓美国对穆斯林的打击所逼的。

The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the US as a dangerous escalation of Iran's sponsorship of terrorism. Speaking earlier at a conference in London, Prince Turki al-Faisal, the former Saudi ambassador to the US, said the plot was criminal.

美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿认为伊朗杀害美国驻沙特大使的阴谋是伊朗对恐怖主义支持的危险升级。沙特王子Turki al-Faisal曾是沙特驻美国大使，他早些时候在伦敦的一次会议上表示，这个阴谋是犯罪行为。

"This has been a case that has been followed from the very beginning by authorities in various countries. The amount of evidence on the case is overwhelming and clearly shows official Iranian responsibility for it. This is unacceptable."

“这起事件一发生就受到各国当局的持续关注，案件有关证据确凿清楚，伊朗官方对此负有责任，这是难以接受的。”