Tehran has not broken diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a letter.








MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� On December 4, Saudi Arabia formally severed diplomatic ties with�Iran following�Saturday attacks on�the Saudi Embassy in�Tehran and the Consulate in�the city of�Mashhad. The attacks were triggered by�the execution of�prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, along�with 46 other people by�Riyadh.
"The Islamic Republic of�Iran, confident of�the strength of�its cause, conviction and people, refused to�retaliate or break or even reduce diplomatic relations with�Saudi Arabia," the letter read.


The crown prince, who also acts as�Saudi Arabia's defense minister, rejected claims of�the arbitrary nature of�Nimr's execution, blaming the post-execution escalation on�Iran, while expressing hope that the Islamic republic does not become Saudi Arabia's main enemy.


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