Kuwait has become the latest country to side with Saudi
Arabia in its escalating tension with Iran, which stemmed from the execution of
a Shiite cleric and led to an attack against the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
On Tuesday, Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Tehran,
citing "torching and sabotage activities" of Iranian demonstrators.
"Such action constitutes a flagrant breach of
international conventions and violation of Iran's international commitment over
security and safety of diplomatic missions on its lands," the Kuwaiti
foreign ministry said.
The U.N. Security Council has condemned "in the
strongest terms" the attacks against the Saudi embassy in Tehran and
another Saudi diplomatic mission in Iran after the execution of a Shiite cleric
infuriated protesters there.
Demonstrators in Iran descended upon the Saudi embassy in
Tehran and set it on fire after Riyadh executed Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
The Saudis cut diplomatic relations with Iran over the
attack, suspending all flights to and from Iran. And several countries lined up
alongside the kingdom.
Bahrain too severed diplomatic ties with Iran. The United
Arab Emirates recalled its ambassador. And Sudan expelled the Iranian
ambassador and the entire Iranian diplomatic mission in the country.
The U.N. Security Council also condemned "in the
strongest terms" the attack against the Saudi embassy in Tehran and called
on Iran "to protect diplomatic and consular premises against any intrusion
or damage."
Jaberi Ansari, a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry,
said his country is committed to protecting diplomatic missions and reiterated
that no Saudi diplomats were harmed -- or even present -- during the attack.
The Security Council did not address Nimr's execution.
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