Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Sever Ties With Iran

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties (NYT) with Iran in the regional fallout triggered by the Saudi execution of Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric. Nimr was one of forty-seven prisoners executed (BBC) across the country on Saturday. The severing of ties comes after protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday following the execution (WSJ). Saudi Arabia has given Iranian diplomats forty-eight hours to leave the kingdom. Sudan expelled the Iranian ambassador on Monday, and the United Arab Emirates recalled its ambassador to Tehran.