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Saudi Arabia expels Iran military attaché, embassy staff; orders them to leave within 24 hours

Saudi Arabia expels Iran military attaché, embassy staff; orders them to leave within 24 hours

Condemning the “blatant” Iranian attacks against Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East region, the Kingdom on Sunday declared the military attaché of the Iranian embassy and four other mission staff “persona non grata”, directing them to leave the country within 24 hours. The foreign affairs ministry of Saudi Arabia renewed its unequivocal condemnation of the Iranian attacks against Gulf nations. (Reuters) In a statement released early on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s ministry of foreign affairs said that the continued attacks from Iran “constitutes a flagrant violation of all relevant international conventions, the principles of good neighborliness and respect for states’ sovereignty, the Beijing Agreement, and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817 (2026).” Follow US-Iran war news live updates The ministry said that such attacks from Tehran also contradict the principles of “Islamic brotherhood and the values and tenets of the Islamic faith”. Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its earlier statement and said that the Iran’s continued attacks will lead to further escalation, resulting in serious consequences for relations at present …