Reuters, 04/01 14:59 CET
By Sam Wilkin
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi
Arabia’s Sunni allies rallied behind the kingdom on Monday and several
joined Riyadh in severing or downgrading diplomatic relations with
Tehran, deepening a sectarian split across the Middle East.
Bahrain and Sudan cut all ties with Iran, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),
home to hundreds of thousands of Iranians, downgraded its relations.
Saudi Arabia broke off relations on Sunday after a mob stormed its
embassy in Tehran.
Shi’ite power Iran accused Saudi Arabia of using the
attack on the embassy as an “excuse” to sever ties and further increase
sectarian tensions, after Shi’ites across the world denounced Saudi
Arabia’s execution of Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
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Source: Euronews
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