Four Iranians including an alleged spy will stand trial in Saudi Arabia, local media reported Friday, as a diplomatic crisis festers between the regional rivals.
Bahrain said on Wednesday it had caught an Iranian-linked cell plotting attacks on its territory, days after it followed its close ally Saudi Arabia in cutting ties with Iran.
Police in the Sunni-ruled Gulf state of Bahrain clashed on Sunday with Shia protesters a day after neighbouring Saudi Arabia executed a leading Shia cleric, witnesses said.
Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran early on Sunday and Shia Muslim Iran's top leader predicted "divine vengeance" for Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shia cleric.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman accused Saudi Arabia on Saturday of supporting terrorism and executing its opponents, after Saudi Arabia executed Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric.
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism it said, an apparent message to both Sunni Muslim jihadists and Shia anti-government protesters that the kingdom will brook no violent dissent.
