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DUBAI (Reuters) - Angry Iranian protesters stormed Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran in the early hours of Sunday, smashing furniture and starting fires before being removed by the police.

The protesters had gathered outside the embassy to protest against Saudi Arabia's execution of Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent cleric from the kingdom's Shi'ite minority, on terrorism charges that Iran said were unjustified.

They then broke into the building and lit fires inside before being cleared by police, the ISNA news agency reported. Images shared on social media appeared to show protesters smashing furniture inside the embassy.

Later images showed police in full riot gear guarding the premises as firefighters doused the building. ISNA said Tehran's police chief was on the scene to restore calm.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari called for calm and said there should be no more demonstrations around Saudi diplomatic premises, the state news agency IRNA reported.

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Re: Iranian protesters storm Saudi embassy, foreign ministry calls for calm
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2016, 04:27:23 am »
Is it clear cut that one is much stronger militarily, and would prevail in a conflict?

This says Iran is the stronger of the two, overall.

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Re: Iranian protesters storm Saudi embassy, foreign ministry calls for calm
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2016, 06:34:12 am »
If it were head to head, Iran would win it at a gentle walk. They have the stronger military and are FAR more experienced, and the taking of the Muslim holy sites is considered something of a duty by the Iranians, so the population would be solidly behind the war, a not inconsiderable bonus.

Which brings us to the custody of said holy sites. Saudi is Sunni. The vast majority of Muslims world wide are Sunni, thanks in part to the Saudi's spreading Wahhabism like some malignant virus. The Sunni's won't let the Shi'ites take or hold Mecca or Medina. Any other inter-faith conflict would stop dead at the prospect - Iran knows this. We sometimes throw around the idea of "a billion pissed off Muslims" - Iran would basically be facing that, and no military is that strong.
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