Bahrain and Sudan have severed diplomatic relations with Iran, siding with Saudi Arabia over a deepening sectarian rift in the region.
The diplomatic rift follows the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters concerned about the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia.
The United Arab Emirates has also recalled its ambassador to Tehran.
US State Department spokesman John Kirby is urging all sides to re-engage...
IN: We continue to believe...
OUT: ...regional tensions.
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