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Iran's president condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran
[TODAYSZAMAN] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged to protect the security of foreign missions and prosecute those responsible for attacking Saudi diplomatic posts, in a series of messages posted on his personal Twitter account on Sunday.Rouhani blamed "extremist individuals" for the attacks, which targeted the Saudi embassy in Tehran and consulate in the northeastern city of Mashhad in response to Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's execution of prominent Shi'ite holy man Nimr al-Nimr. He also condemned Saudi Arabia's execution of Nimr, calling it a violation of "human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... and Islamic values" and accusing the Sunni monarchy of pursuing "sectarian policies which have destabilized the region in recent years." Demonstrators protesting Nimr's execution broke into the Saudi embassy building in Tehran earlier on Sunday, smashed furniture and started fires before being ejected by police. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-04 |
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