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9:05Now PlayingTensions have been escalating between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Saudis recently executed a Shiite cleric and in response, angry Iranians responded by wrecking the Saudi embassy in Iran. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran on Sunday, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row between the rival Middle East powers over Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric.
Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told a news conference in Riyadh that the envoy of Shi'ite Iran had been asked to quit Saudi Arabia within 48 hours. The kingdom, he said, would not allow the Islamic republic to undermine its security.
Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran early on Sunday and Shi'ite Iran's top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, predicted "divine vengeance" for the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, an outspoken opponent of the ruling Al Saudi family.”*
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