Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tehran

Burned embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Tehran

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Tehran (Persian: سفارت عربستان سعودی، تهران‎‎) is the diplomatic mission of Saudi Arabia in Iran.

Until January 2016, its mission was headed by Hasan Ibrahm Hamad Al-Zoyed, Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Tehran.[1]

After Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr in January 2016, an Iranian mob attacked the Embassy in Tehran, which resulted in the Saudis breaking diplomatic relations with Iran.[2] On January 2, the day of the execution, protesters gathered outside Tehran's Saudi embassy, "death to Al Saud". The embassy was on fire after a Molotov cocktail had been thrown at it. The protests continued beyond 3 am. The embassy was empty during the protests.[3][4] Police donned riot gear and arrested 40 people during the incident.[4][5][6][7] The Iranian Foreign Ministry has appealed for calm and to respect diplomatic premises,[8] The day after, protests were held again by hundreds of Iranians in Tehran, and President Rouhani called the damage on embassy "by no means justifiable".[3]

References

  1. ↑ embassies.mofa.gov.sa Diplomatic Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Iran
  2. ↑ Deborah Amos, Long Guarded And Reserved, Saudi Arabia Goes Big And Bold NPR January 12, 2016
  3. 1 2 Cassandra Vinograd. "Iran Slams Saudi Arabia's Execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr as Backlash Mounts". NBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 Yousuf Basil, Salma Abdelaziz and Michael Pearson, CNN (2 January 2016). "Tehran protest after Saudi Arabia executes Shiite cleric - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Loveluck, Louisa. "Iran supreme leader says Saudi faces 'divine revenge'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Staff writers. "Farsnews". en.farsnews.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Ben Brumfield, Yousuf Basil and Michael Pearson, CNN (3 January 2016). "Mideast protests rage after Saudi Arabia executes Shia cleric al-Nimr, 46 others". CNN. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Will Worley (3 January 2016). "Nimr al-Nimr execution: Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran 'attacked by protesters'". The Independent.

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