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Saudi Arabia says it has broken off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was speaking after demonstrators had stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran.

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others were executed on Saturday after being convicted of terror-related offences.

Mr Jubeir said that all Iranian diplomats must leave Saudi Arabia within 48 hours.

Saudi Arabia was recalling its diplomats from Tehran, he said.

Mr Jubeir said Saudi Arabia would not let Iran undermine its security, accusing it of having "distributed weapons and planted terrorist cells in the region".

"Iran's history is full of negative interference and hostility in Arab issues, and it is always accompanied by destruction," he told a news conference.

US state department spokesman John Kirby said: "We will continue to urge leaders across the region to take affirmative steps to calm tensions".

"We believe that diplomatic engagement and direct conversations remain essential," he said.

Earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the Sunni Muslim kingdom would face "divine revenge" for the execution - an act which also angered Shia Muslims elsewhere in the Middle East.

Ayatollah Khamenei called Sheikh Nimr a "martyr" who had acted peacefully.

Protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran late on Saturday, setting fire to the building before being driven back by police. The Saudi foreign ministry said none of its diplomats had been harmed in the incident.

Iran is Saudi Arabia's main regional rival - they back opposing sides in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.

Relations between the countries have been strained over various issues in recent decades, including Iran's nuclear programme and deaths of Iranians at the Hajj pilgrimage in 1987 and again in 2015.

Most of the 47 people executed by Saudi Arabia were Sunnis convicted of involvement in al-Qaeda-linked terror attacks over the last decade.

Sheikh Nimr was involved in anti-government protests that erupted in Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Arab Spring, up to his arrest in 2012.

The execution sparked new demonstrations in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, where Shia Muslims complain of marginalisation, as well as in Iraq, Bahrain and several other countries.

The top Shia cleric in Iraq, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani denounced the execution as an "unjust aggression".

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35217328

 

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**** just got real! I wonder what Saudi Arabia will do of Ali Al Nimr

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Nimr is calling for Iran to attack Saudi Arabia and divide the eastern province into a shia country that belongs to Iran.. Iran funds him with weapons that killed many security forces and people in Saudi Arabia.. doesnt matter what you think of Saudi as a country, but Nimr is a terrorist. His son Ali Alnimr is now going to take his father place.

This is like if Russia funds black lives matter to take over the American government and divide America.

 

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4 minutes ago, Fays1 said:

Nimr is calling for Iran to attack Saudi Arabia and divide the eastern province into a shia country that belongs to Iran.. Iran funds him with weapons that killed many security forces and people in Saudi Arabia.. doesnt matter what you think of Saudi as a country, but Nimr is a terrorist. His son Ali Alnimr is now going to take his father place.

This is like if Russia funds black lives matter to take over the American government and divide America.

 

Yes but we can still disagree with death penalty, plus Iran is now presenting Al Nimr as a martyr. I don't think Ali Al Nimr will be released from jail tbh... 

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24 minutes ago, TiphEret said:

Yes but we can still disagree with death penalty, plus Iran is now presenting Al Nimr as a martyr. I don't think Ali Al Nimr will be released from jail tbh... 

Death Penalty is not something done to him alone its a law that is practiced on anyone who commit these crimes and Iran have the same laws.. Its even practiced in the United States if you kill someone, commit terrorist acts or become a traitor of your country. I live 5 minutes away from where Nimr area is so its really scary and if he was not stopped, we could all be in great danger.

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27 minutes ago, Fays1 said:

Death Penalty is not something done to him alone its a law that is practiced on anyone who commit these crimes and Iran have the same laws.. Its even practiced in the United States if you kill someone, commit terrorist acts or become a traitor of your country. I live 5 minutes away from where Nimr area is so its really scary and if he was not stopped, we could all be in great danger.

I understand the danger but I don't condone death penalty anywhere be it in Saudi Arabia or the US. 

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6 minutes ago, TiphEret said:

I understand the danger but I don't condone death penalty anywhere be it in Saudi Arabia or the US. 

I personally still dont have an opinion on the death penalty.. and just to let you know, I do not support the Saudi government but I also dont want it to turn into another Syria.

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7 hours ago, Fays1 said:

I personally still dont have an opinion on the death penalty.. and just to let you know, I do not support the Saudi government but I also dont want it to turn into another Syria.

Don't worry. Saudi will rather turn other Arab countries in another Syria or Yemen

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1 hour ago, Simon said:

Don't worry. Saudi will rather turn other Arab countries in another Syria or Yemen

I wasnt talking about other countries, I was talking about Saudi Arabia.. also, Yemen was already ruined when Saudi went to war with them and the war stopped the houthi terrorist group to not spread throughout all of yemen and thats why the majority of yemeni people support the war. Also, the houthi group entered the Saudi boarder, killed people and claimed that southern Arabia is theirs. Ofcourse all this happened because of Iran as they tried destroying Saudi through Bahrain, and then Yemen and now from inside Saudi.

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26 minutes ago, Fays1 said:

I wasnt talking about other countries, I was talking about Saudi Arabia.. also, Yemen was already ruined when Saudi went to war with them and the war stopped the houthi terrorist group to not spread throughout all of yemen and thats why the majority of yemeni people support the war. Also, the houthi group entered the Saudi boarder, killed people and claimed that southern Arabia is theirs. Ofcourse all this happened because of Iran as they tried destroying Saudi through Bahrain, and then Yemen and now from inside Saudi.

Yemen is just another battlefield between Iran and Saudi Arabia. I spoke to some Arabs from Palestine and they hope that Saudi Arabia and Iran will fall and destroy their oppressive regimes 

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16 minutes ago, Simon said:

Yemen is just another battlefield between Iran and Saudi Arabia. I spoke to some Arabs from Palestine and they hope that Saudi Arabia and Iran will fall and destroy their oppressive regimes 

Its a battlefield because Iran is using Yemen to attack Saudi.. speaking to some Arab friends doesnt mean anything.. destroying the Saudi regime will put the whole middle east in big danger.. dont talk about things you know nothing about.

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2 minutes ago, Fays1 said:

Its a battlefield because Iran is using Yemen to attack Saudi.. speaking to some Arab friends doesnt mean anything.. destroying the Saudi regime will put the whole middle east in big danger.. dont talk about things you know nothing about.

Funny how you tell me that I don't know nothing about it, when you constantly talk about things where you don't know things off :smh:

anyway, I don't think it bring middle east in danger. In fact maybe the Middle East would have a revolution to a better way. I mean Saudi Arabia financing  Salafist jihadism :air:

 

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35 minutes ago, Simon said:

Funny how you tell me that I don't know nothing about it, when you constantly talk about things where you don't know things off :smh:

anyway, I don't think it bring middle east in danger. In fact maybe the Middle East would have a revolution to a better way. I mean Saudi Arabia financing  Salafist jihadism :air:

 

If the Saudi government is gone, Iran will take over the eastern province and take all of Saudi oil and because of that, ISIS and other terrorist groups will form with a new civil war will start that will involve all Arabs because Saudi is a holy land. America will support the Saudi government because of oil and so a gulf war 2.0 will happen. Also, all arabic middle eastern countries will have financial crisis as saudi is mostly responsible for their financial support and they will all be in danger as Saudi is one of the only strong military alongside Egypt.

Saudi Arabia does not finance Salafi jihadist they even speak against them and ban any islamic scholar that supports it.. they did however finance the FSA (witch is not a islamic group) alongside America to remove the syrian government but alot of them ended up joining ISIS.

I always talk about things I know about.. I know more about Israel and Jews than you know.. im sure you even know that you are wrong judging by your answers.

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31 minutes ago, Fays1 said:

If the Saudi government is gone, Iran will take over the eastern province and take all of Saudi oil and because of that, ISIS and other terrorist groups will form with a new civil war will start that will involve all Arabs because Saudi is a holy land. America will support the Saudi government because of oil and so a gulf war 2.0 will happen. Also, all arabic middle eastern countries will have financial crisis as saudi is mostly responsible for their financial support and they will all be in danger as Saudi is one of the only strong military alongside Egypt.

Saudi Arabia does not finance Salafi jihadist they even speak against them and ban any islamic scholar that supports it.. they did however finance the FSA (witch is not a islamic group) alongside America to remove the syrian government but alot of them ended up joining ISIS.

I always talk about things I know about.. I know more about Israel and Jews than you know.. im sure you even know that you are wrong judging by your answers.

god i won't even comment on the other stuff. You are such an arrogant asshole. You know nothing about me and my people. 

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2 minutes ago, Simon said:

god i won't even comment on the other stuff. You are such an arrogant asshole. You know nothing about me and my people. 

I wounder what fairy tales he's about to tell us now :air:

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