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Iran, the largest Shiite Muslim country in the world, and Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties in 2016 after Saudi Arabia executed prominent Saudi Shiite cleric.
Iran announced that Saudi Arabia expelled six members of its state television crew after detaining them for nearly a week ahead of the hajj pilgrimage. The incident reflects ongoing tensions between the two nations despite recent efforts to restore diplomatic ties mediated by China.
Baghdad (AFP) May 28, 2024 - Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr renewed his calls to close the US embassy in Baghdad Tuesday after an Israeli strike killed dozens of civilians in a camp in Gaza.