The state news agency Petra says Jordan has summoned Iran’s ambassador to convey its condemnation of the storming of two of Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic missions in Iran.
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Those attacks came after Saudi Arabia executed prominent opposition Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr over the weekend.
Meanwhile, the Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabias embassy in Tehran and its Consulate General in Mashhad, which it said resulted in intrusions into the diplomatic and consular premises, causing serious damage. Qatar shares with Iran access to the world’s largest natural gas field beneath the waters of the Gulf.
Riyadh cut ties with Tehran in response and was joined by some of its Sunni Arab allies including Bahrain and Sudan.
According to him, Iran should change its stance and express its willingness to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia, and then Riyadh will do the same.
The two leaders also discussed their mutual concern over Saudi Arabia’s execution of Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, a Saudi Shiite cleric, and the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic facilities in Iran.
“Saudi Arabia has moved against our efforts and, unfortunately, they opposed the nuclear agreement”, Zarif said.
In his calls, which include conversations with the Saudi deputy crown prince and the Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers in the last 24 hours, Kerry has stressed the importance of pushing forward on a peace deal for Syria, his spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
A day after the IRGC issued its statement, which described Saudi rulers as “terrorist fostering, hated and anti-Islam”, Riyadh broke off diplomatic relations with Tehran, escalating a contest for power that underpins the region’s turmoil.
The United Arab Emirates also downgraded relations with Iran and Kuwait recalled its ambassador.
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He said that the Judiciary must prosecute those involved in this “evidenced offense” in a bid to bring a halt to such attempts against the standing of the Islamic Republic’s establishment.
