Saudi Arabia gives Iranian military attache and 4 other embassy staffers 24 hours to leave country

Citing Iran’s recent attacks, Saudi Arabia has declared the Iranian military attache, assistant attache, and three other Iranian Embassy staffers persona non grata, giving them 24 hours to leave the country, Anadolu reports. In a statement late Saturday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said it condemns Iran’s attacks on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Iran’s attacks targeting Saudi Arabia represent “a flagrant violation of all relevant international conventions, the principles of good neighborliness, and respect for state sovereignty.” They also violate “the Beijing Agreement, UN Security Council Resolution No. 2817, and contradict Islamic brotherhood and the values and principles of the Islamic religion that the Iranian side constantly speaks of, confirming that these are merely words not reflected by actions,” it […]