Saudi Arabia and interruption of economic relations with Iran
Saudi Arabia has decided to interrupt economic relations with Iran, having earlier suspended diplomatic ties with that country.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, told Reuters that the country broke all economic ties, abolished air traffic and prohibits its citizens from traveling to Iran.
Not soothe tensions between Riyadh and Tehran, after the Saudi authorities executed 47 people convicted of terrorism and incitement to violence, including the Shia religious authority in the country Nimrah al-Nimra.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran said that Saudi Arabia used the attacks on its embassy in Tehran as an excuse for rising tensions after the state received instructions to withdraw its diplomatic mission in Riyadh.
"Iran is committed to the Diplomatic Security, whose foundations are international agreements. But Saudi Arabia raises tensions and it has used this incident, "said a spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hossein Jaber Ansari.
Bahrain: Iran violates agreements
Sudan and Bahrain have decided to completely break diplomatic relations with Tehran and expel diplomats from the country.
In a statement the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain stated that the decision was made because Iran openly interferes in the internal affairs of the countries of the Arabian Gulf and in direct violation of international agreements, allowing it to carry out the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
Bahrain closes embassy in the city and ordered the Iranian diplomats that in the next 48 hours to leave the country, said a statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain.
UAE reduce diplomatic presence in Iran.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called for calm tensions between Riyadh and Tehran.
Russia is ready to mediate between the two countries to normalize relations.
United States called on leaders in the Gulf to take steps that would lead to a reduction of tensions. In the same vein as the announcement of the French and the German Foreign Ministry.
"We know that Saudi Arabia has ordered to close the Iranian diplomatic mission in the Kingdom," the unnamed official said the administration of US President Barack Obama.
"We believe that diplomatic engagement and direct talks key to resolving the differences, and we will continue to call on leaders across the region to take steps that would lead to a reduction of tension," the official said, according to Reuters.
'What is much, much more'
At the same time, an unnamed source familiar with the work of the Saudi government said that the attitude of Saudi Arabia towards Iran could be described as "it is much, much more."
The source believes that the Saudis do not care much if they angered the White House.
Saudi Arabia has earlier said it breaks relations with Iran for breaking into the Saudi embassy in Tehran, and the staff of the Iranian diplomatic mission was ordered within 48 hours to leave the country.
This move represents a deterioration in diplomatic relations between the two regional rivals after the executions of Shiite religious leaders Nimrah al-Nimra in Saudi Arabia, said the British agency.
Execution nimrah provoked strong reactions in Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain and other countries in the region.
Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran, angry as Riyadh killed nimrah.
- 4 Jan, 2016
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