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Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
2016-01-08
Somalia has officially cut on Thursday all the diplomatic ties with the Islamic republic of Iran and gave Iranian diplomats to leave Mogadishu within 72 hours, statement said.
"We're being expelled from Somalia?"
"Yes! Free! Free at last!!"
Following their weekly session in Mogadishu, the federal cabinet ministers have agreed to expel Iranian ambassador to Somalia, in response to the recent attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran that sparked a diplomatic fallout between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

“This step has been taken after careful consideration and in response to the Iran’s continuous interference in Somalia’s internal affairs,” said Somali foreign minster in a twitter post.

According to the statement, Somalia accused Iran of spreading Shiite indoctrination in Mogadishu, an accusation that Iran has strongly denied in the past. Somalia joins Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Djibouti , UAE and Bahrain in cutting ties to Iran amid the crisis. Other countries have lowered their connections to Iran.
Posted by:Steve White

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