Sudan & Bahrain cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over execution of Sheikh Nimr

AhlulBayt News Agency - Bahrain and Sudan have cut diplomatic relationss with Iran following the storming of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran, Reuters reported, citing state media, adding that Bahrain and Sudan authorities have demanded that Iranian diplomats leave the country within 48 hours.

Bahrain has cut diplomatic relations with Iran following the storming of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran, Reuters reported, citing state media, adding that Bahrain authorities have demanded that Iranian diplomats leave the country within 48 hours.

The decision was announced by Bahraini Media Minister Isa al-Hamadi.

"Bahrain decided to break off diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and calls upon all members of the mission to leave the kingdom within 48 hours," Bahrain state news agency BNA said.

Sudan also has ordered Iran to close its cultural centres and given their managers 72 hours to leave the country, officials have said.

"Sudanese authorities summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires in Khartoum and informed him of the decision to close the three cultural centres and to give the diplomats who ran them 72 hours to leave the country," the AFP news agency quoting an unnamed official said on Tuesday.

Before this Saudi Arabia on Sunday gave Iranian diplomats two days to leave after a row over the Saudi execution of a top Shia Muslim cleric and a subsequent attack on its embassy in Tehran.

Saudi Arabia announced late on Sunday it was severing diplomatic relations with Iran after demonstrators stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran. It has recalled its own diplomats.

Bahrain has cut diplomatic relations with Iran following the storming of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran, Reuters reported, citing state media, adding that Bahrain authorities have demanded that Iranian diplomats leave the country within 48 hours.

The decision was announced by Bahraini Media Minister Isa al-Hamadi.

"Bahrain decided to break off diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and calls upon all members of the mission to leave the kingdom within 48 hours," Bahrain state news agency BNA said.

Sudan also has ordered Iran to close its cultural centres and given their managers 72 hours to leave the country, officials have said.

"Sudanese authorities summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires in Khartoum and informed him of the decision to close the three cultural centres and to give the diplomats who ran them 72 hours to leave the country," the AFP news agency quoting an unnamed official said on Tuesday.

Before this Saudi Arabia on Sunday gave Iranian diplomats two days to leave after a row over the Saudi execution of a top Shia Muslim cleric and a subsequent attack on its embassy in Tehran.

Saudi Arabia announced late on Sunday it was severing diplomatic relations with Iran after demonstrators stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran. It has recalled its own diplomats.