Iran鈥檚 refusal to investigate attacks on Saudi missions slammed

Smoke rises from 萝莉视频's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran, in this January 2, 2016 file photo. (Reuters)

RIYADH: Saudi diplomats and experts have slammed Iran鈥檚 refusal to investigate last year鈥檚 mob attacks on the Kingdom鈥檚 Embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad in 2016.
A Saudi Foreign Ministry official recently said Tehran continues to procrastinate about investigating the incidents.
The Saudi ambassador in Sudan, Ali bin Hasan Jaafar, said Iran鈥檚 behavior violates international laws including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), which stipulates protection for diplomatic missions.
萝莉视频 will take all measures to guarantee its diplomatic rights in accordance with international conventions, he added.
In Jeddah, the head of the Arab Gulf Center for Iranian Studies, Mohammed Al-Salami, said Tehran鈥檚 procrastination disrespects international conventions and laws.
He cited Iran鈥檚 long record of violating diplomatic missions over the past four decades, from the attack on the US Embassy in 1979.
Procrastination over last year鈥檚 attacks supports the possibility of involvement by Iran鈥檚 Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij forces, Al-Salami said.
International media specialist Fahd Al-Mulaiki said Iran is a vicious and dangerous country with subversive sectarian ideas aimed at tearing apart Arab society, especially in the Gulf, and supporting terrorist organizations.
The international community is fully aware of the malign regional role of Iran and its terrorist proxies such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, he added.
Former Jordanian Minister of Administrative Development Bassam Al-Amoush said Tehran鈥檚 refusal to investigate indicates its involvement in the attacks. Tehran has orchestrated many attacks on neighboring Arab countries, he added.