Qatar recalls ambassador to Iran amid Saudi execution row
Doha is the latest Gulf government to pull its envoy after protesters attack Islamic kingdom's embassy in Tehran
DOHA — Qatar has pulled its ambassador to Iran following an attack on the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran, state media in Doha said Wednesday.
“Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled today Qatar’s ambassador to Tehran following the attacks on the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and general consulate in Mashhad,” said foreign ministry director, Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Hamar, quoted by the Qatar News Agency.
The response by Doha is similar to action taken by other countries in the Gulf following the attack on the Saudi missions, carried out by protesters angry at Riyadh’s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have broken off diplomatic ties with Iran in response and Kuwait has recalled its ambassador.