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Arabia
Soddis sever diplomatic ties with Iran
2016-01-04
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia severed all diplomatic ties with Iran Sunday, the Saudi foreign minister announced in a press conference.

The major diplomatic move comes after Iranian protestors stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran Saturday night in response to the execution of 47 people suspected of being terrorists. Among them was the Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, whose death was condemned by the Ayatollah Khamenei.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Iran's diplomats had 48 hours to get the hell out of the country.

"The kingdom, in light of these realities, announces the cutting of diplomatic relations with Iran and requests the departure of delegates of diplomatic missions of the embassy and consulate and offices related to it within 48 hours," he said. "The ambassador as been summoned to notify them."

Iran is a mostly Shiite Muslim country that has for decades been at odds with Saudi Arabia, a mostly Sunni kingdom that has long been a close U.S. ally.
According to Khaama (Afghanistan):
Saudi Arabia has given an ultimatum of 24 hours to Iranian envoy in Riyadh to leave the country.
"Pack your spit and get out."
Posted by:Steve White

#10  Just give enough help to whoever is behind to keep them from loosing, but not enough to make decisive victory possible.

See Iran/Iraq war for examples of same. We gave limited help to both sides at various times to keep it going for 8 years.
Posted by: Nguard   2016-01-04 19:12  

#9  The question we must ask ourselves and ask for our children.

Is there any way way way we can keep these murderous morons killing each other? Or would it be cheaper to nuke the lot?
Posted by: Shipman   2016-01-04 18:17  

#8  Gee, the US could wind up being Iran's only ally.

"We'll always have Vienna"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-01-04 16:16  

#7  Gee, the US could wind up being Iran's only ally.
Posted by: Matt   2016-01-04 16:08  

#6  Spengler discusses the impetus for the Saudi executions and much else here.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-01-04 12:49  

#5  How ugly do you suppose this is going to get???

The Times of Israel is liveblogging today's events. Thus far Sudan and the UAE are also expelling their Iranian diplomats, and the Arab League will meet shortly to discuss the situation. No doubt there will be more mustache cursing all around, and terrible, fiery threats. But at the moment all the parties are stretched and possibly overstretched by their current kinetic endeavours, and oil income is not at all what it was. To add insult to injury, the U.S. has begun exporting oil as well.

I have to wonder who exactly will vote for Former President Barack Hussein Obama as the next UN Secretary General after the past eight years, other than Cuba...
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-01-04 12:20  

#4  Prelude to war? I mean the non-proxy kind?
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2016-01-04 07:04  

#3  Shia vs. Sunni ultimate Islamic civil war?

We're allowed to dream.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-01-04 04:52  

#2  FOX news view
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-01-04 01:34  

#1  How ugly do you suppose this is going to get???

Shia vs. Sunni ultimate Islamic civil war?
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2016-01-04 01:17  

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