Iran-Saudi Arabia row: Kuwait recalls ambassador from Tehran

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Source: BBC

Iran-Saudi Arabia row: Kuwait recalls ambassador from Tehran

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From the section Middle East

Kuwait has announced it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens.

Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran was ransacked and set alight on Saturday, after it executed Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others. Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran in response, followed on Monday by its allies Bahrain and Sudan.

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Kuwait's announcement, which was carried on the state-run Kuwait News Agency, did not explain exactly how Kuwait-Iran diplomatic relations would be affected, reports said.
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As well as the moves by Bahrain, Sudan and Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has downgraded its diplomatic team in Iran.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35231382

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1. A little more history on the conflict.

Iran and Saudi Arabia Move Beyond Proxy Conflict

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/articles/middle-east/21528-iran-and-saudi-arabia-move-beyond-proxy-conflict
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Where are the Saudis today? There has been a shift in Saudi foreign policy under King Salman, in which he aspires to turn Saudi Arabia into a regional military, as well as theological, power. He made this decision at a time when Western governments have been trying to extricate themselves from any direct “boots on the ground” military presence in the Middle East; they have focused instead on air power and material support for whichever sides in numerous conflicts match their “interests”.
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New Saudi King in the Arab world. Looks like an Arab civil war may be on the horizon. Will Turkey and its ruling son join in the inner oil and holy war?