On Saturday, demonstrators protesting in Tehran against the execution of Sheikh al-Nimr attacked the Saudi embassy. Local police reportedly detained 40 protesters.
"During the long conversation, HRVP Mogherini was informed of the incident at the Saudi embassy and of the steps taken by the Iranian authorities to defuse the tensions and protect the Saudi diplomats," the European External Action Service (EEAS) said following the phone talks between the officials.
Sheikh al-Nimr was among 47 people convicted of terrorism whose execution was announced by the Saudi Interior Ministry on Saturday. He was sentenced to death on charges of inciting hatred and disobedience to the Saudi king in 2014.
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- Press release on the phone call between the HR/VP Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign minister, Javad Zarif (EEAS)...
No effort should be spared by all parties to keep the situation under control and to avoid sectarian tensions to escalate, they agreed. The security and stability of the whole Region, that is already facing great threats, is at stake, underlined the HR/VP Federica Mogherini. The international community and the main regional actors are actively working together to support a political solution for the crisis in Syria and to join forces against terrorists groups, and these efforts should not be jeopardized by new instability.
The HR/VP Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif also discussed the ongoing work towards implementation day and took stock of the important progress made so far."
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2016/160103_01_en.htm
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Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had severed ties with Iran over the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran, in a worsening diplomatic crisis between the regional rivals following the kingdom's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric...
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Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran early on Sunday and Shi'ite Muslim Iran's top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, predicted "divine vengeance" for the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, an outspoken opponent of the kingdom's ruling Al Saudi family.
Jubeir said the attack in Tehran was in line with what he said were earlier Iranian assaults on foreign embassies there and with Iranian policies of destabilising the region by creating "terrorist cells" in Saudi Arabia.....REUTERS........dailystar.com.lb