MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Iran has imposed a full embargo against Saudi Arabia on all deliveries of products after the two countries severed diplomatic relations, Press TV reported on Thursday.
“Iran prohibits [the imports] of all products from Saudi Arabia after severing relations,” according to a statement published on the broadcaster’s Twitter account.
#BREAKING: Iran bans all products from Saudi Arabia following Saudi Arabia’s severing ties with Iran pic.twitter.com/cDh9F8Xr6d
— Press TV Breaking (@BREAKING_PTV) 7 января 2016
On January 2, Riyadh executed top Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, inciting a response in Tehran, where the Saudi embassy was stormed by protestors. On Monday, Saudi Arabia formerly severed diplomatic ties with Iran.