Djibouti cut its diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday, as Jordan called its envoy to Tehran, the latest two countries to “voice solidarity” with Saudi Arabia in its dispute with the Islamic Republic.

Djibouti cut its diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday, as Jordan called its envoy to Tehran, the latest two countries to “voice solidarity” with Saudi Arabia in its dispute with the Islamic Republic.

Al-Arabiya news channel quoted an official source as saying that Djibouti cut relations with Iran.
In Amman, state news agency Petra said Jordan summoned Iran’s ambassador to condemn the attacks and “Iranian interference” in Arab affairs.

Djibouti became the fourth country after Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Bahrain to cut ties with Iran. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) partially downgraded its relations with Iran, while Kuwait and Qatar have recalled their envoys from Tehran.

The dispute between Saudi and Iran started after the Gulf Kingdom executed prominent cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqer al-Nimr, a move that Iran had repeatedly warned against.

Sheikh Nimr was a vocal supporter of the mass pro-democracy protests against Riyadh, which erupted in Eastern Province in 2011, where a Shia majority has long complained of marginalization.

Oman, meanwhile, condemned the attack on the Saudi missions in Iran by protesters who were angered by the execution of Sheikh Nimr.

Iranian officials have said some 50 people were detained over the incidents outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad.

President Hassan Rouhani denounced the assaults and pledged to deal firmly with "unruly" elements.