It is also linked to suspects involved a July 28 bombing that killed two policemen and wounded six others. It says the group received $20,000 from Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Shiite militant group.
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“The real concern for us is the abuse of human rights”, he said.
Bahrain frequently accuses Tehran of backing the unrest.
Other posts took Iranian authorities – and hardliners in particular – to task for failing to react to incidents involving Iranians in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia cut all ties with Iran on Sunday following the kingdom’s execution of prominent Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr. While Iran and Saudi Arabia profess a desire to cooperate diplomatically, both countries are now sure to double down their support for the opposing sides in Syria’s war.
Some Sunni Arab nations have followed the Saudis’ lead and severed or downgraded ties with Iran, while others have offered words of caution aimed at calming the situation.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Ali al-Sadiq told reporters on Tuesday that Ghandour will take part in the Arab League’s emergency ministerial council “that will take position on the attacks on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran”.
Saudi Arabia’s allies continue to move against Iran, with Kuwait withdrawing its ambassador and delivering a protest over this weekend’s attack on Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, in a statement late Monday called Iran’s response to al-Nimr’s death “outrageous and unsafe”.
On Wednesday it said it was recalling its ambassador to Tehran.
Qatar’s foreign ministry called the embassy attack a “violation of global charters and norms that ensure the security and protection of diplomatic missions and their members”.
The staff of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh and those of the consulate in Jeddah left “on board a private Iranian plane”, state news agency SPA reported. In the time since, a host of Saudi allies have cut or reduced their ties to Iran.
Sheikh Nimr, one of 47 men executed on Saturday, was a driving force behind 2011 anti-government protests in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, speaking in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, said the row could have “wide-ranging repercussions”.
Yunnan University professor Xiao Xian said that unless a military conflict erupted, the tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia would not affect China’s imports of oil. “This trend of creating tension must stop. We need to stand united… and stop those who are adding fuel to the fire”.
Still, a senior Iranian oil official said the country could moderate oil export increases once the sanctions are lifted to avoid putting prices under further pressure. “So Sunnis are being riled up against Iran and Iranian-back Shia in what looks like a reckless gambit to maintain its regional influence”, the analyst said.
“The world economy is in a serious crisis”, he said.
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Jafari, the Iraqi foreign minister, said the country would work to “alleviate tensions”.
