2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran information

2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran
2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran
Part of Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
	The Saudi embassy in Tehran after the attack
Date	2–3 January 2016
Location	Kashanak, Tehran, Iran (embassy) ; Sajjad Shahr, Mashhad, Iran (consulate); 35°48′05″N 51°28′32″E / 35.80139°N 51.47556°E (Tehran) ; 36°19′07″N 59°32′56″E / 36.31861°N 59.54889°E (Mashhad)
Caused by	Protests against the government of Saudi Arabia and the House of Saud over the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.; Reaction to the 2016 Saudi Arabia mass execution.;
Methods	Demonstrations and rioting
Resulted in	Embassy in Tehran arsoned and destroyed Severance of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations; Sudan, Bahrain, Djibouti, the Comoros and Somalia severed diplomatic ties with Iran; Governments of Kuwait and Qatar recalling ambassadors from Iran; UAE summons the Iranian ambassador in Abu Dhabi, recalls its ambassador from Tehran and downgrades ties with Iran from ambassadorial level to chargé d'affaires; Jordan summons the Iranian ambassador in Amman; Arab League emergency meeting held in Cairo upon Saudi Arabia's request.; Saudi Arabia boycotts all matches played in Iran during the 2016 AFC Champions League; 2016-2022 Iranian protests; Mahsa Amini protests;
Parties
Official positions; Judicial Power: Anti-Saudi protestors; "Enemy infiltrators"; Ministry of Interior:[citation needed]; "An organized group which has been active in Karaj and Tehran for more than 10 years" Alleged: Revolutionary Guards; Basij; Ansar-e Hezbollah;	Disciplinary Force Diplomatic Police; Special Unit;
Lead figures
	Hassan Kordmihan; Hamid Ostad (alleged); Gen. Hassan Arabsorkhi; Safar-Ali Baratlou;
Number
~200	Unknown
Casualties
Death(s)	None
Arrested	~100 protesters (as of 24 January 2016)

The 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran was a mob action on 2 January 2016 by protesters against the execution of a prominent Saudi Arabian Shi'a cleric. Mobs stormed the embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in Mashhad and ransacked them. The embassy building was set on fire with Molotov cocktails and petrol bombs. During the attacks, the police arrived and dispersed protesters from the embassy premises and extinguished the fire.^[5]

The attacks were later condemned by Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei, and Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.^[6]^[7] On 24 January, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i announced that around 100 people involved in the attack are in custody by the authorities.^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Arash Karami (25 January 2016). "Who was behind Saudi Embassy attack in Iran?". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Golnaz Esfandiari (6 January 2016). "The Mystery Behind The Saudi Embassy Attack In Iran". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rachel Avraham (4 January 2016). "Report: Saudi Embassy attacked by Iranian governmental mobs". Jeruslaem Online. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Arash Karami (11 January 2016). "After Saudi Embassy attack in Iran, top security officials fired". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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^ Brumfield, Ben (3 January 2016). "Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran as Mideast protests rage". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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[b-1] Arash Karami (25 January 2016). "Who was behind Saudi Embassy attack in Iran?". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[c-2] Golnaz Esfandiari (6 January 2016). "The Mystery Behind The Saudi Embassy Attack In Iran". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[d-3] Rachel Avraham (4 January 2016). "Report: Saudi Embassy attacked by Iranian governmental mobs". Jeruslaem Online. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[a-4] Arash Karami (11 January 2016). "After Saudi Embassy attack in Iran, top security officials fired". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

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[auto-7] Brumfield, Ben (3 January 2016). "Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran as Mideast protests rage". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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