Sudan cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

PTI Updated - January 19, 2018 at 02:00 PM.

Sudan said today it is cutting diplomatic relations with Iran after Gulf ally Saudi Arabia did the same amid mounting tensions between Riyadh and Tehran over the execution of a cleric.

“The Sudanese government announces the cutting of diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran immediately,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Published on January 4, 2016 13:11