TEHRAN, January 4. / Correspondent. Alexander Levchenko TASS /. Rupture of diplomatic relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia only exacerbates its strategic miscalculation with the execution of Shiite theologian sheikh al-Nimrah Nimrah. This was stated by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Middle East and Africa, Hossein Amir Abdollahian.
“The announcement of its decision to break off diplomatic relations with Tehran, Riyadh can not cover up his big mistake he has committed, executing religious figure “- quoted the deputy head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry agency” Tasneem “.
” penalty Ayatollah Nimrah al-Nimrah, the Muslim leader, who was part of the Islamic world, and not just the kingdom, the Saudi authorities have made another strategic error “- expressed According to the Iranian diplomat.
” No harm Saudi diplomats in Tehran and Mashhad has not been applied, – says Abdollahian. – And taking hasty and ill-considered steps to break diplomatic relations, Riyadh committing a strategic error which can only exacerbate the threat to security in the region and lead to a further increase in terrorism and extremism. ” In reality, the damage was not a diplomat, and the people of Muslim countries in the region as a result of the conspiracy Al Saud to lower oil prices, said Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran.
On Sunday evening, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia’s Adel Al-Dzhubeyr announced the break of diplomatic relations with Iran.
The Minister also asked the Iranian diplomats to leave the territory within 48 hours.
In the night from Saturday to Sunday, angry Iranian demonstrators protested at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and Consulate of the Kingdom of Mashhad in connection with the execution of prominent Saudi Shia theologian al-Nimrah Nimrah, broke into the territory of the diplomatic missions.
The police managed to soon peacefully withdraw from the territories violators missions. 38 of the attackers were arrested by Iranian security forces.
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