Kuwait has announced to withdraw its ambassador from Iran. This was reported by Reuters. The decision is a response to the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, after the execution of the Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Sudan called earlier their ambassador from Tehran.
The conflict flared up further on this. Sunday, Saudi Arabia broke relations with Iran in response to Iran's criticism of the execution of the Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr in the Sunni kingdom. This execution not only sparked fury in Iran, but also in other Shiite countries.
Executions
Saudi Arabia attracts all diplomats returned from Iran. The first Saudi diplomats arrived Sunday night in Dubai, from where they travel to their own country.
Saturday it was announced that Saudi Arabia has executed 47 death row inmates. According Riyadh was about terrorists, but also among those executed were four Shiites who had demonstrated against the regime. Al-Nimr was one of them. He played for his arrest in 2012 a central role in the protests of Saudi Shiites against their subordinate role in society.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that the Saudi royal family with this execution "divine wrath" on himself has called. According to Saudi Arabia showed the regime in Tehran thus "its true face as a supporter of terrorism" see.
Bitter rivalry
Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a bitter rivalry and support opposite sides in the wars in Syria and Yemen. Iran accused Saudi Arabia of supporting "terrorism" because behind jihadist rebel groups in Syria state, while Riyad again highlights the support of Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah and other militant Shia groups.
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