Bahrain gave Iranian envoys 48 hours to leave the kingdom, expressing similar sentiments to that of Saudi Arabia when it accused Tehran of interfering in the affairs of regional countries and giving safe haven to terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda.
BNA said in an Arabic statement that “after the cowardly acts inflicted on our brethren at the Saudi embassy in Tehran and the consulate in Mashhad - which represent a flagrant violation of intentional treaties and grave sectarian policies - we cannot be silent about nor accept it [an Iranian diplomatic presence].”
It added: “Instead, this needs to be immediately counteracted decisively with full force, to prevent widespread unrest and to ensure stability of the region.”
On late Sunday, Saudi Arabia announced that it would ties with Iran after two of its diplomatic posts were attacked in the capital Tehran and the northeaster city of Mashhad...
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Bahrain, Sudan follow Saudi Arabia in cutting ties with Iran...
ReplyDeleteBahrain said Monday it is severing diplomatic ties with Iran, a day after its ally Saudi Arabia cut ties with the Islamic republic amid escalating tensions over the execution of a cleric.
Manama ordered Tehran's diplomats in the tiny Gulf state "to leave the kingdom within 48 hours," BNA state news agency said on Twitter.
Shortly afterwards, Sudan also announced it had expelled Iran's ambassador and expressed its support for Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, a senior Iranian official said Monday Saudi Arabia's decision to cut ties with Iran after attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic will not distract from Riyadh's "big mistake" of executing a top Shiite cleric.
"By deciding to sever (diplomatic) relations, Saudi Arabia cannot make (the world) forget its big mistake of executing a cleric," deputy foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said, according to the IRNA agency.........http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/97881-160104-iran-threatens-saudis-as-sunni-states-come-out-in-support-for-kingdom