“We will inform the Security Council of the details of this attack within several hours”, he said.
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Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic relations with Iran on Sunday after angry Iranian protesters stormed its embassy in Tehran against Saudi’s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
Iran has accused Saudi Arabia of an aerial attack on its embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
Riyadh cut ties with Tehran in response and was joined by some of its Sunni Arab allies including Bahrain and Sudan.
In Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition has battled rebel factions that Saudi Arabia claims are aided by Iran. Iranian protesters then ransacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
Last week, Saudi Arabia sent an ambassador to Baghdad for the first time in 25 years.
CNN reports that Saudi coalition spokesman Col. Ahmed Asseri said an investigation into the incident was necessary, adding that accusations are “not credible because we have not seen any evidence”. The country is also freezing all Saudi imports.
A worker stands at a beverages factory after it was hit by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Houdieda. Saudi forces then moved to “immediately” destroy the missile’s launch pad in Yemen. Beijing’s foreign minister has met with the Syrian National Coalition as countries worry increased tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia could negatively affect peace talks and the fight against the Islamic State group.
Performing the hajj at least once in one’s life is mandatory for all Muslims who are physically and financially able to make the journey, but Iranians officials say it can still be suspended under exceptional circumstances.
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While Riyadh views the Houthis as Iranian proxies working to expand Tehran’s influence, the rebels themselves insist that their sole aim is to liberate their nation from a corrupt government.
