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UN condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran 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". Great rivalry explained: Why don't Iran and Saudi Arabia get along? Spiralling tensions: Why crisis is 'most dangerous for decades' How row is playing out: Iran and Saudi media reaction Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr: Who was leading Saudi Shia cleric? 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. Sunni-Shia divide - The split arises from a dispute soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 over who should lead the Muslim community - Sunnis are estimated to make up between 85% and 90% of Muslims - Though the two branches have co-existed for centuries and share many fundamental beliefs and practices, differences lie in the fields of doctrine, ritual, law, theology and religious organisation Sunnis and Shia: Islam's ancient schism Speaking in New York, Saudi UN ambassador Abdallah al-Mouallimi said the dispute between the two countries could be resolved if Iran stopped "interfering in the affairs of other countries, including our own". Riyadh has previously accused Iran of interfering in Arab affairs. Saudi Arabia and Iran are respectively the key Sunni Muslim and Shia powers in the region and back opposing sides in Syria and Yemen. Mr Mouallimi said peace efforts in those countries should not be affected by the spat but criticised Iran's contribution to the process. "The Iranians even before the break of diplomatic relations have not been very supportive, not very positive in these peace efforts," he said. "They have been taking provocative and negative positions... and I don't think the break in relations is going to dissuade them from such behaviour." Saudi Arabia had earlier criticised UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who had spoken of his "dismay" at the executions. Mr Mouallimi described Mr Ban's comments as "misinformed". Following the attacks on the missions, Saudi authorities announced late on Sunday that they were severing diplomatic relations with Iran. They said that all commercial and air traffic links were being cut and that Saudi citizens were banned from travelling to Iran. On Monday, some of Riyadh's allies joined diplomatic action against Iran. Bahrain and Sudan severed relations with Iran and the UAE has downgraded its diplomatic team. Bahrain, which is ruled by a Sunni monarchy but has a majority Shia population, gave Iranian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country. The Sudanese foreign ministry said its action was on response to "the barbaric attacks on the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad". Mr Kurtulmus criticised the attacks on the Saudi missions but also Saudi Arabia's execution of Nimr al-Nimr. He called on Iran to protect all diplomatic missions and said that Turkey was against "all instances of capital punishment especially when it is politically motivated". "For us it is not possible to support capital punishment by any country," he was quoted as saying by the Anatolia news agency. "We want both countries to immediately move away from the situation of tension that will obviously only add to the already severe tensions existing in the Middle East. The region is already a powder keg. Enough is enough. We need peace in the region." On Monday, a White House spokesman also called on both countries to "show some restraint and to not further inflame tensions that are on quite vivid display in the region". But Iran's foreign ministry accused the Saudis of "continuing the policy of increasing tension and clashes in the region". The row also affected global markets, sending oil and gold prices higher on Monday.
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शान्ति प्रयास बिथोलिंदैन: साउदी अरेबिया राष्ट्रसंघस्थित साउदी अरेबियाका प्रतिनिधिले इरानसँगको पछिल्लो तनावले यमन र सिरियामा जारी शान्ति प्रयास प्रभावित नहुने बताएका छन्। साउदी अरेबियाका स्थायी प्रतिनिधि अब्दल्लाह अल मौलीमीले तेहरानले अरुका मामिलामा हस्तक्षेप गर्न छाडे दुई देशबिचको सम्बन्ध सुध्रिन सक्ने बताए। इरानसँग कूटनीतिक सम्बन्ध विच्छेद गरे लगत्तै साउदी अरेबियाले सबै व्यापारिक सम्बन्ध एवं हवाई सम्पर्क तोड्ने निर्णय गरेको छ। रियादलाई समर्थन गरिरहेका केही अरब राष्ट्रहरुले पनि इरानविरुद्ध कूटनीतिक कदम चाल्ने निर्णय गरेका थिए। आलोचना न्युयोर्कमा बोल्दै साउदी अरेबियाका राष्ट्रसंघ स्थित स्थायी प्रतिनिधिले इरानले साउदी अरेबियासहित अन्य देशका मामिलामा हस्तक्षेप गर्न बन्द गर्नुपर्ने धारणा राखे। उनले पछिल्लो विवादले सिरिया र यमनमा भइरहेको शान्ति स्थापनाको प्रयासलाई प्रभावित नपार्ने पनि बताए। उनले भने, “कूटनीतिक सम्बन्ध तोडिनुअघि पनि इरानीहरु यी शान्ति प्रयासहरुप्रति त्यति सकारात्मक थिएनन, उनीहरुले नकारात्मक एवं उत्तजेक अडानहरु राख्दै आएका थिए र मलाई लाग्दैन कि सम्बन्ध टुटेका कारण अब उनीहरुले आफ्ना त्यस्ता व्यवहार बन्द गर्नेछन्।” एक जना शिया मुसलमान धर्मगुरु निम्र अल निम्रलाई मृत्युदण्ड दिइएकोमा आक्रोशित भएका मानिसको हुलले शनिबार तेहरानस्थित साउदी अरेबीयाको दूतावासमा आक्रमण गरेपछि पछिल्लो तनाव शुरु भएको हो। साउदी अरेबियाको समर्थन गर्दै बहराइन र सुडानले इरानसँग सम्बन्ध तोडेका छन् भने संयुक्त अरब एमिरेट्सले इरानस्थित आफ्नो कूटनीतिक निकायको स्तर घटाएको छ। सुन्नी राजतन्त्रको शासन रहेको तर बहुसंख्यक जनसंख्या शिया रहेको बहराईनले इरानी कूटनीतिज्ञलाई ४८ घण्टाभित्र देश छाड्न भनेको छ। चिन्ता टर्कीले साउदी अरेबिया र इरान दुवैलाई पछिल्लो कूटनीतिक विवाद समाधान गर्न आग्रह गरेको छ। टर्कीका उपप्रधानमन्त्रीले शिया धर्मगुरुलाई मृत्युदण्ड दिने साउदी अरेबियाको निर्णय साथै तेहरानमा साउदी अरेबियाको दूतावासमा गरिएको आक्रमण दुवैको आलोचना गरे। उनले पछिल्लो विवादले क्षेत्रीय तनावलाई झन् बढाउने भन्दै चिन्ता जनाएका छन्। राष्ट्रसंघस्थित इरानी प्रतिनिधिले आफ्नो देशले साउदी अरेबियाको दूतावासमाथि आक्रमणमा संल्गनहरुलाई गिरफ्तार गर्ने प्रयास गरिरहेको जनाएका छन्। अमेरिकी विदेशमन्त्री जन केरीले तनाव मत्थर पार्न दुवै देशका आफ्ना समकक्षीहरुसँग टेलिफोनमा कुराकानी गरेको बताइएको छ। इरानको विदेश मन्त्रालयले उक्त क्षेत्रमा तनाव र झडप बढाउने नीतिलाई निरन्तरता दिएको भन्दै साउदी अरेबियाको आलोचना गरेको छ। पछिल्लो विवादकै कारण सोमबार तेल र सुनको मूल्यमा वृद्धि हुनुका साथै विश्व बजारमा समेत असर परेको छ।