Senior Arab officials are condemning what they say is Iran's alleged meddling in Arab affairs.
Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, speaking Sunday at an emergency Arab League session, accused the Islamic Republic of intentionally failing to protect Saudi diplomatic posts.
Saudi Arabia requested the session to discuss the attacks on its embassy in Tehran, which followed the kingdom's execution of prominent Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr earlier this month.
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi called for diplomats meeting in Cairo to "adopt a strong and clear common position calling on Iran to stop all forms of interference in the affairs of Arab nations."
The crisis has seen Saudi Arabia and several Arab states cut or reduce diplomatic ties with Iran.
Riyadh cut diplomatic ties with Shi'ite-dominated Tehran the day after the attack and was followed by a number of its Sunni Arab allies including Bahrain and Sudan. Other Arab countries downgraded ties or recalled their envoys to Tehran.
Sunday's Arab League statements followed similar moves the day before by the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The council, which comprises Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, criticized what it described as Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Saudi Arabia and the region.
"The Ministerial Council discussed the repercussions of the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in the Iranian city of Mashhad. It strongly condemned these acts and stated that Iran carries the responsibility for these terrorist acts," said GCC Secretary-General Abdullatif al-Zayani following a meeting in Riyadh of the foreign ministers.
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