Sudan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia severe diplomatic ties with Iran

This content was originally posted in 7DAYS UAE website at: Sudan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia severe diplomatic ties with Iran After Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with Iran following the execution of a prominent opposition Shia cleric and attacks on its diplomatic posts in the Islamic Republic, Bahrain is also severing its diplomatic ties with Iran. Minister of Media Affairs Isa al-Hamadi made the announcement on Monday. Bahrain’s decision comes amid heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Sudan has decided to expel the Iranian ambassador from Khartoum and the entire mission, and summoned the Sudanese ambassador from Iran. According to the Saudi Press Agency,(SPA), Lieutenant General Al-Hussein said that the Republic of Sudan decided to expel the Iranian ambassador from Sudan and the entire mission, and summon the Sudanese ambassador from Iran, stressing Sudan’s condemnation of the Iranian interference in the region through a sectarian approach, and the negligence of the Iranian authorities to prevent attacks on the Saudi embassy and consulate in Iran. He expressed the Republic of Sudan’s standing and solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in confronting terrorism and the implementation of deterrent measures against it. A prominent Iranian lawmaker says Saudi Arabia’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Iran likely will force the Islamic Republic to stop sending pilgrims to the annual hajj. RELATED: Iranians storm Saudi embassy in Tehran over executions Lawmaker Mohammad Ali Esfanani, spokesman of the Judicial and Legal Committee of the Iranian parliament, made the comments on Monday. The semi-official ISNA news agency quoted Esfanani as saying: “When a country has cut diplomatic relations with us, it means it is hostile with us.” He also said that “it appears that protection (of pilgrims) and security issues will prevent hajj from taking place.” Saudi Arabia has not officially commented on whether the kingdom’s severing of ties with Iran also meant that pilgrims from Iran can no longer attend the hajj. The pilgrimage is required of every able-bodied Muslim once in a person’s life. When Saudi Arabia severed ties with Iran from 1988 to 1991, Iran stopped its pilgrims from attending the hajj. The official Saudi Press Agency reported early Monday that a man was killed in al-Awamiya village and a child was wounded. That’s where the family of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr is holding three days of mourning at a local mosque. Authorities offered no details on who they suspected in the shooting. Al-Nimr was an outspoken critic of Saudi Arabia’s Sunni monarchy but denied ever calling for violence. His execution on Saturday has sparked outrage among Shiites across the region. news@7days.ae Read the original story at: Sudan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia severe diplomatic ties with Iran