According to the Al Arabiya news channel, Riyadh announced cutting ties with Tehran and decided to evict Iranian diplomatic mission from Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said at a news conference that Iran`s diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia had been given 48 hours to leave.
The Saudi foreign minister said Riyadh would not allow Iran to "sabotage security" of the kingdom, the media outlet reported.
Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia soured following the execution Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, an outspoken critic of the Saudi monarchy, along with 46 other people convicted of terrorism.
On Saturday, demonstrators protesting in Iran against the execution of Sheikh al-Nimr by Riyadh attacked the Saudi embassy in capital Tehran and the consulate in the city of Mashhad. The protests continued on Sunday.
More about:
