WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Last weekend, protesters stormed the Saudi Arabian embassy in Iran after Riyadh executed top Iranian Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Shortly after the unrest, Saudi Arabia quickly severed diplomatic ties with Iran, and Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Sudan soon followed.
"They [Obama, Abadi] agreed on the need for all regional parties to demonstrate restraint, avoid provocative rhetoric or behavior, and avoid a worsening of sectarian tensions," the statement read on Wednesday. "They agreed on the importance that all parties maintain diplomatic engagement and dialogue."
Meanwhile, the leaders also agreed that all parties involved in the recent conflict should "maintain diplomatic engagement and dialogue."
So far, Turkey and Russia have offered to mediate diplomatic talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran to deescalate the situation. Meanwhile, each nation is part of the Syrian peace talks, which recently established a firm timetable for a political transition in the war-torn country.
