Bahrain and UAE join Saudi Arabia in severing ties with Iran
(MENAFN- Asia Times) The killing of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr led to fervent backlash in Iran
While nations around the world condemned the mass Saudi executions it was the killing of a prominent Shia cleric that led to the most fervent backlash in Iran.
The UAE government said it was going to downgrade its links to Iran cutting the number of permits it issued for diplomats. Bahrain and Sudan said they were severing ties altogether with Iran ordered to remove its entire mission from Khartoum.
The Bahrainis said the decision was triggered by the “cowardly” attacks on the Saudi embassy in Iran by protesters angry at the execution ofShia cleric Sheikh Nimr al Nimr. Read More
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