It is obvious that this is huge news that indicates an escalation of what is a regional war and indirectly makes a nuclear conflagration all the more possible. The right-wing Christian evangelists will be rejoicing.
I was surprised to find that discussion on this was totally absent on Facebook this morning. Are people in shock or on holiday?
I was surprised to find that discussion on this was totally absent on Facebook this morning. Are people in shock or on holiday?
Saudi Arabia to cut commercial ties, flights to Iran - Foreign Minister
Riyadh
is planning to cut off all flights between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and
will ban its citizens from traveling to the Islamic Republic, the
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Reuters.
"We
will also be cutting off all air traffic to and from Iran. We will be
cutting off all commercial relations with Iran. And we will have a
travel ban against people travelling to Iran,"
he said.
Al-Jubeir
said, however, that Iranian pilgrims were still welcome to visit
Saudi Arabia’s holy sites of Mecca and Medina.
"There
is no escalation on the part of Saudi Arabia. Our moves are all
reactive. It is the Iranians who went into Lebanon. It is the
Iranians who sent their Qods Force and their Revolutionary Guards
into Syria,"
he said demanding Tehran "act
like a normal country"
before any talks of restoring the severed diplomatic relations.
RT
BREAKING: Bahrain cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over storming of #Saudi embassy http://on.rt.com/70yn
The
minister added that Riyadh was right to execute leading Shiite cleric
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Al-Jubeir accused him of "agitating,
organizing cells, providing them with weapons and money."
Riyadh should be applauded for executions, not criticized, he said.
Saudi
Arabia's General Authority for Civil Aviation has announced a halt to
all flights to and from Iran.
"Based
on the kingdom's announcement of the severing of diplomatic relations
with Iran, the General Authority for Civil Aviation is halting all
flights from and to Iran," the
authority wrote on Twitter.
Earlier,
al-Jubeir announced Riyadh was cutting diplomatic ties with Iran over
the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
Angry
Iranian protesters set ablaze the Saudi Embassy in Tehran on Saturday
night during a rally to condemn Riyadh’s execution of Al-Nimr.
Nimr
was among 47 prisoners beheaded or shot by firing squad across Saudi
Arabia on Saturday – the largest number of individuals executed in
the Gulf kingdom in a single day since 1980.
The
Saudi consulate in the city of Mashhad in northwestern Iran was also
attacked by protesters on Saturday, with police intervening after
rocks and Molotov cocktails were thrown at the building.
Also
on Monday, Bahrain and Sudan announced they were cutting off
diplomatic relations with Iran following the storming of Saudi
Arabia’s embassy in Tehran, while the United Arab Emirates said it
was reducing the number of Iranian diplomats in the country.
The
protests over the execution of the Shiite cleric are still on going
in Bahrain, Iran and Iraq. On Monday, Bahraini police deployed
teargas and birdshot at a demonstration in the village of al-Daih,
west of the capital, Manama.
The
demonstrators chanted, "Down
with the house of Saud!" while
a group of masked men suddenly threw stones and petrol bombs at
police.
Bahrain, Sudan sever ties with Iran, UAE reduces number of diplomats
RT,
4
Janaury, 2016
Bahrain
and Sudan have announced they are cutting off diplomatic relations
with Iran following the storming of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in
Tehran, while the United Arab Emirates said it was reducing the
number of Iranian diplomats in the country.
Bahrain
authorities said they have demanded that Iranian diplomats leave the
country within 48 hours.
Iranians storm & set ablaze Saudi embassy in Tehran to protest Shiite cleric’s execution
The
decision was announced by Bahraini Media Minister Isa al-Hamadi.
"Bahrain
decided to break off diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic
of Iran and calls upon all members of the mission to leave the
kingdom within 48 hours," Bahrain
state news agency BNA said.
The Sudanese
Foreign ministry also announced it is cutting diplomatic ties with
Iran.
"In
response to the barbaric attacks on the Saudi Arabian Embassy in
Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad ... the government of Sudan
announces the immediate severing of ties with the Islamic Republic of
Iran," a
Foreign Ministry statement said.
Angry
Iranian protesters stormed and set ablaze the Saudi Embassy in Tehran
on Saturday night during a rally to condemn Riyadh’s execution of
prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Nimr was among 47
prisoners beheaded or shot by firing squad across Saudi Arabia on
Saturday – the largest number of individuals executed in the Gulf
kingdom in a single day since 1980.
The
Saudi consulate in the city of Mashhad in northwestern Iran was also
attacked by protesters on Saturday, with police intervening after
rocks and Molotov cocktails were thrown at the building.
Following
the protests, Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran
Qatari al-Jazeeri dutifully toes the party line
Allies back Saudi Arabia in standoff with Iran
Bahrain,
Sudan and UAE break or downgrade ties in protest against attack on
Saudi embassy following executions.
Saudi
Arabia's regional allies have stepped up diplomatic pressure on Iran,
breaking or downgrading relations with the country following an
attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran, which followed executions in
the kingdom.
Bahrain
announced on Monday that it was closing its embassy in Iran, and
called upon Iranian diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours.
Bahrain
frequently accuses Iran of being behind protests among its majority
Shia population.
Within
hours of the announcement, Sudan also said it was cutting off
diplomatic relations with Iran "in solidarity with Saudi
Arabia".
For
its part, the UAE said it was downgrading its ties with Iran,
replacing its ambassador with an embassy officer-in-charge.
So too does Radio New Zealand follow the line of its headchopping friends and put the reponsibility on Iran.
So too does Radio New Zealand follow the line of its headchopping friends and put the reponsibility on Iran.
Fall out after Saudi executions
A
number of Saudi Arabia's allies have joined diplomatic action against
Iran after the Saudi embassy in Tehran was attacked amid a row over
the execution of a Shia Muslim cleric.
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