JEDDAH: The condemnation of Iran for the attacks on Saudi missions in Tehran and Mashhad continued Tuesday.
UN Security Council members, Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia and Kuwait added their voices to the chorus of condemnation.
In a statement on Monday night, members of the UN Security Council condemned the attacks and said Iran was under obligation to protect all diplomatic missions, according to a report carried by SPA.
It also urged all parties to enter into talks to ease growing tension in the region, the SPA reported.
Turkey described the attacks as “unacceptable” in a statement carried by the SPA. It said Tehran was obliged by the Vienna Convention as a host country to protect all foreign diplomatic missions on its soil.
Pakistan lambasted the Iranian government and said it should be held responsible for the attacks on the Saudi missions. It should provide protection for all diplomats, said Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Qazi Khalilullah.
Malaysia also condemned the attacks and called on Tehran to take all measures to protect foreign missions in Iran. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, in a statement issued Tuesday, said this was in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
He also called for legal action to be taken against the perpetrators of the attacks. “Malaysia strongly condemns the acts of the mob that attacked the embassy and consulate of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and Mashhad,” he said.
Kuwait has recalled its ambassador to Iran, state news agency KUNA reported. An official source at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said that the ministry recalled the ambassador on Tuesday morning because of the attacks.
The Islamic Fiqh Council came out in support of the Kingdom and said it had every right under Islamic law to execute the 47 people found guilty of terrorism because they killed innocent people including security officers.
In addition, they were involved in bombing various residential and public buildings, kidnappings and funding terrorist acts.
Meanwhile, the Gulf Cooperation Council’s Foreign Ministers are expected to hold an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh to discuss the latest events, chaired by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir.
The Arab League’s foreign ministers are to meet on Sunday in Cairo, and are expected to condemn the events in Iran.
Bahrain halted Tuesday flights to and from Iran, the country’s Transport Ministry announced. This would affect all carriers, the ministry stated. The national carrier would take the necessary procedures to ensure passengers with bookings are not affected, SPA said.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said his country broke off relations with Iran 27 years ago because of the situation at that time. “We reject Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom. We have stressed many times that we stand firmly with our brothers in the Kingdom and other Gulf states,” he said.
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding, said on Tuesday on Twitter that he refused the Iranian ambassador’s request for a meeting. He ordered cancellation of all Flynas flights to Iran. Alwaleed has a 34 percent stake in the budget carrier.
UN Security Council members, Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia and Kuwait added their voices to the chorus of condemnation.
In a statement on Monday night, members of the UN Security Council condemned the attacks and said Iran was under obligation to protect all diplomatic missions, according to a report carried by SPA.
It also urged all parties to enter into talks to ease growing tension in the region, the SPA reported.
Turkey described the attacks as “unacceptable” in a statement carried by the SPA. It said Tehran was obliged by the Vienna Convention as a host country to protect all foreign diplomatic missions on its soil.
Pakistan lambasted the Iranian government and said it should be held responsible for the attacks on the Saudi missions. It should provide protection for all diplomats, said Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Qazi Khalilullah.
Malaysia also condemned the attacks and called on Tehran to take all measures to protect foreign missions in Iran. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, in a statement issued Tuesday, said this was in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
He also called for legal action to be taken against the perpetrators of the attacks. “Malaysia strongly condemns the acts of the mob that attacked the embassy and consulate of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and Mashhad,” he said.
Kuwait has recalled its ambassador to Iran, state news agency KUNA reported. An official source at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said that the ministry recalled the ambassador on Tuesday morning because of the attacks.
The Islamic Fiqh Council came out in support of the Kingdom and said it had every right under Islamic law to execute the 47 people found guilty of terrorism because they killed innocent people including security officers.
In addition, they were involved in bombing various residential and public buildings, kidnappings and funding terrorist acts.
Meanwhile, the Gulf Cooperation Council’s Foreign Ministers are expected to hold an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh to discuss the latest events, chaired by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir.
The Arab League’s foreign ministers are to meet on Sunday in Cairo, and are expected to condemn the events in Iran.
Bahrain halted Tuesday flights to and from Iran, the country’s Transport Ministry announced. This would affect all carriers, the ministry stated. The national carrier would take the necessary procedures to ensure passengers with bookings are not affected, SPA said.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said his country broke off relations with Iran 27 years ago because of the situation at that time. “We reject Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom. We have stressed many times that we stand firmly with our brothers in the Kingdom and other Gulf states,” he said.
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding, said on Tuesday on Twitter that he refused the Iranian ambassador’s request for a meeting. He ordered cancellation of all Flynas flights to Iran. Alwaleed has a 34 percent stake in the budget carrier.
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