Tehran renames street near Saudi Embassy for executed cleric
In this Jan. 4, 2016 file photo, Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the Saudi government as they hold posters showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed in Saudi Arabia. Diplomatic tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which began with the kingdom’s execution of al-Nimr and later saw attacks on Saudi diplomatic posts in the Islamic Republic./ A semi-official news agency in Iran is reporting that Tehran’s City Council has voted to rename a street near the Saudi Embassy for a Shia cleric executed by the Sunni-ruled kingdom in ...
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