Iranian officials said that 40 people have been arrested for sacking the Saudi embassy in Tehran, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency. On Saturday the Saudi embassy was seized and parts of it destroyed after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shiite cleric named Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has condemned the attack, blaming it on "extremist individuals."
The acts committed by extremist individuals in Tehran & #Mashhad last night have resulted in damage to #Saudi embassy & consulate 1/4
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) January 3, 2016
