KSA, Iran rejected to resume investigations into storming embassy, consulate

RIYADH - 1 August 2017: An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday Iranian authorities have persistently and consistently refused to resume investigations into storming the ٍSaudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad, the Saudi official news agency (SPA) reported.

The Iranian authorities have also resorted to blackmail in order to gain diplomatic privileges inside Saudi Arabia in spite of severing the diplomatic ties between the two countries, the source added.

"The Iranian authorities have resorted to fraudulent tactics. Despite an initial approval, Iran has denied a Saudi team entry into the country as part of the Iranian team investigating the attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad," the source said.

"Such acts of procrastination reflect Iran's behavior and policy, its disrespect of international laws and conventions, and violation of the inviolability of the diplomatic mission premises, tactics Iran had used for more than 38 years," the source added.

"Saudi Arabia sees it vital to present these facts to the international organizations and take all necessary measures in order to safeguard its diplomatic rights in line with Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and relevant provisions of international law," the source concluded.