According to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Arab states of the Persian Gulf will take additional measures against Iran.
CAIRO (Sputnik) � The Arab states of�the Persian Gulf will take additional measures against�Iran in�case of�new "hostile" moves by�the Islamic Republic, the Cooperation Council for�the Arab States of�the Gulf (GCC) said in�a statement Saturday following�an extraordinary meeting of�foreign ministers.

"Member states of�the GCC will take appropriate additional measures to�counter these hostile actions," the organization's Secretary General Abdullatif Zayani said, reading the statement.

Last weekend, protesters stormed the Saudi Arabian embassy in�Iran after�Riyadh executed top Iranian Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, along�with dozens of�other people convicted of�terrorism. Al-Nimr had demanded more rights for�Shias, who are a minority in�Saudi Arabia, where most citizens are Sunni Muslims.

Shortly after�the unrest, a diplomatic row erupted in�the Middle East, with�Saudi Arabia severing diplomatic ties with�the region�s main Shia power, Iran. Bahrain followed in�Riyadh's footsteps, together with�Sudan and Djibouti. The United Arab Emirates also scaled down�its diplomatic representation in�Iran and Kuwait recalled their ambassadors to�Tehran.

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