New York-(Puntland Post)-The UN Security Council has strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angered by the execution of a Shia cleric.
The statement made no mention of the execution of the cleric, Nimr al-Nimr.
Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday after its embassy was ransacked and set alight.
On Monday, Turkey’s Deputy PM Numan Kurtulmus urged both countries to calm the row, saying the Middle East was “already a powder keg”.
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The UN Security Council, in response to a Saudi letter, condemned the attack on the embassy in Tehran and another attack on a Saudi consulate in the Iranian city of Mashhad.
The council called on Iranian authorities “to protect diplomatic and consular property and personnel, and to respect fully their international obligations in this regard”.
It urged both sides to “maintain dialogue and take steps to reduce tensions in the region”.
However, it made no reference to Saudi Arabia’s execution on Saturday of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others after they were convicted of terror-related offences.