Saudi Arabia breaks off ties with Iran after al-Nimr execution

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: BBC

Saudi Arabia says it has broken off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was speaking after demonstrators had stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran.

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others were executed on Saturday. Saudi Arabia found them guilty of "terrorism".

Mr Jubeir said that all Iranian diplomats must leave Saudi Arabia within 48 hours.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35217328

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#BREAKING Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran, foreign minister says
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/683742509407801346

#SaudiArabia cuts ties with #Iran. Iranian representatives should leave within 48 hours.
https://twitter.com/zaidbenjamin/status/683741968002887680

[EdwardBernays]

1. Good

Everyone should sever ties with SA.

Of course the US instead just gave them over 1 Billion more in weaponry. And has been helping them bomb countless civilians in Yemen.

But still. At least Iran is doing the right thing.

[oberliner]

6. Iran is not severing ties with Saudi Arabia

It's the other way around.

And it's also not good at all.

From Al Jazeera:

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Joseph Kechichian, a Middle East analyst, said Saudi's decision was "quite a surprise".

"This is an escalation that will create havoc in the region," he said.

Ellie Geranmayeh, an Iran expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations, also said that the severing of diplomatic relations will also likely have repercussions in the region particularly the Syrian negotiations.

"Western powers must increase efforts to safeguard this process and encourage Saudi and Iran to continue participation," she told Al Jazeera.

"These events further set back the urgently needed rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh and spell further trouble for an already fragile region."

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/saudi-arabia-severs-diplomatic-relations-iran-160103202137679.html

[Marty McGraw]

2. Leaves me wondering

who (or what interests) viced the Saudi's balls in a clamp to have made such a stoopid (co-erced) error in judgement or to have played a part. The 99%'s have no affect in world affairs when so much money is slushing around the top

[Jeff Murdoch]

13. Watch tomorrow's oil pricing.

?

[Marty McGraw]

15. our gas prices in CA

Have always sucked. The energy companies love to gut punch us everytime they get.

I'm sure this will provide a boondoggle for the oiligarchs

[MowCowWhoHow III]

3. Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran: foreign minister

Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran: foreign minister

Riyadh (AFP) - Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announced Sunday that Saudi Arabia was severing diplomatic ties with Iran after demonstrators stormed its Tehran embassy to protest against Riyadh's execution of a Shiite cleric.

Jubeir also said that all Iranian diplomats must leave Saudi Arabia within 48 hours.

http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia-severs-ties-iran-foreign-minister-202131052.html;_ylt=A0LEVr5nhIlWzRAA5w1jmolQ

[MowCowWhoHow III]

4. Possibly approaching Middle East war 101

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Happy New Year!

[font size="1"](and the 1400 year war continues)[/font]

[oberliner]

7. In those countries the New Year falls sometime in October

They don't use the Gregorian calendar in either country.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. It wasn't in reference to them

but to we spectators.

[Elmergantry]

8. Meh...

Hopefully Obama will hold both sides coats as they go at it..a win win.

[daleo]

9. Lots of dangerous games of chicken being played

This is rather similar to the Turkish shoot-down of the Russian jet. It's like war-hungry types are taking over.

[bdwker]

10. This fracture was going happen sooner or later.

SA is in for a world of hurt.

[roamer65]

12. The Great ME War is set to begin.

The proxy war is finally coming out into the open. Not much can be done to stop it.

[47of74]

14. We need to stay out of any upcoming conflicts

No matter how much dumbfuck chest thumping the reich wing does we need to stay out of this. We already stuck our noses in where they didn't belong with Iraq and we're still paying for that one.