Turkey says ready to help calm Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions

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Iran's official state broadcaster IRIB said the diplomats have arrived in Tehran, showing pictures of their plane after it landed at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport.

Jahan Destinations, the general sales agent for Mahan Air said there were no direct flights anymore from Iran to Saudi Arabia but pilgrim or other passengers could take connecting flights with carriers such as Emirates and Qatar Airways.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jafari (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran, January 6, 2016.

"The plans and objectives of the Islamic Republic of Iran with its great civilization and power in the region will not be affected by childish decisions of some novices in a certain government", he stressed.

Russian Federation also has offered itself as a potential mediator, though it's unclear whether Saudi or Iranian officials have responded to the proposal.

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In Syria, Iran is supporting the government of President Bashar al-Assad against rebel groups, some backed by Saudi Arabia. "We are expecting a rise in crude oil inventories, which should put further downward pressure on prices", ANZ said. "The process of provoking tension must be stopped".

Following al-Nimr's execution, predominantly-Shia Iranian protesters have torched two diplomatic buildings belonging to Saudi Arabia in Tehran and Mashad, to protest the execution on Saturday.

While embassies are often a focus of protests worldwide, Iran still celebrates the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran every year and refers to it as the Second Revolution.

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Late Sunday, Saudi Arabia announced it was severing relations with Iran because of the assaults.

Several Saudi allies have rallied the kingdom's side, with a number of nations following its lead in either cutting or reducing diplomatic ties with Iran. "Whatever the reason, such attacks are unacceptable", he said.

Iran is on the threshold of getting back 100 billion dollars-frozen during the nuclear stand-off with world powers.

Before his arrest in July 2012, al-Nimr led mass protests against Saudi authorities in the country's eastern Qatif province. Davutoglu said Turkey strongly condemned attacks against embassies. "About my brother, we were hoping to end it in a political way rather than in blood".

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