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Embassy of Saudi Arabia
General information
TypeEmbassy
Town or cityTehran
CountryIran
Aftermath of the Saudi embassy in Tehran after it was set ablaze by Iranian protesters.

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Tehran (Persian: سفارت عربستان سعودی، تهران) is the diplomatic missionofSaudi ArabiainIran.

The embassy was closed in January 2016 when direct bilateral diplomatic relations between the two governments were severed following the mob attack and sacking of the embassy in January 2016. Following a diplomatic agreement brokered by China in March 2023, the embassy was reopened in August 2023.

History[edit]

Prior to January 2016, the mission was headed by Hasan Ibrahm Hamad Al-Zoyed, ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Tehran.[1]

After the executionofNimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shiite cleric, in January 2016 by the Saudi government, an angry Iranian mob attacked the Embassy in Tehran.[2]

The embassy was set on fire by an Iranian mob with a Molotov cocktail. The embassy was empty during the protests.[3][4]

Iranian police responded to the riot and arrested 40 people during the incident.[4][5][6][7] The day after, protests were held again by hundreds of Iranians in Tehran, and President Rouhani called the damage on embassy "by no means justifiable".[3] The Iranian Foreign Ministry has appealed for the public to calm and to respect diplomatic premises.[8] The Saudi Arabia government severed the bilateral relationship between the two governments following the incident.

The embassy resumed operations in August 2023.[9] Saudi Arabia's first ambassador to Iran since the severing of relations, Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi, arrived on 5 September 2023.[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ a b Cassandra Vinograd. "Iran Slams Saudi Arabia's Execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr as Backlash Mounts". NBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  • ^ a b Yousuf Basil, Salma Abdelaziz and Michael Pearson, CNN (2 January 2016). "Tehran protest after Saudi Arabia executes Shiite cleric - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 3 January 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • ^ Loveluck, Louisa. "Iran supreme leader says Saudi faces 'divine revenge'". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  • ^ Staff writers. "Farsnews". en.farsnews.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  • ^ Ben Brumfield, Yousuf Basil and Michael Pearson, CNN (3 January 2016). "Mideast protests rage after Saudi Arabia executes Shia cleric al-Nimr, 46 others". CNN. Retrieved 3 January 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • ^ Will Worley (3 January 2016). "Nimr al-Nimr execution: Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran 'attacked by protesters'". The Independent.
  • ^ "Saudi embassy resumes operations in Iran after seven years, state media reports". France 24. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  • ^ "First Saudi ambassador arrives in Tehran after rapprochement". Reuters. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_Saudi_Arabia,_Tehran&oldid=1212129823"

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