Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tehran

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Tehran is the diplomatic mission of Saudi Arabia in Iran.

Its mission head is Mr. 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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