Maldives severs diplomatic ties with Iran
The foreign ministry said Iran pursues policies that are “detrimental to peace and security in the region which in many ways, is also linked to stability, peace and security of the Maldives.”
17 May 2016, 9:00 AM
The Maldives has cut ties with Iran, becoming the latest Sunni Muslim country to join Saudi Arabia in diplomatic action against the kingdom’s Shia-majority neighbour.
The foreign ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, said Iran pursues policies that are “detrimental to peace and security in the [Middle East and Arab Gulf] region, which in many ways, is also linked to stability, peace and security of the Maldives.”
Saudi Arabia, whose influence is growing in the Maldives, had severed ties with Iran in January after Iranian protesters stormed its embassy in Tehran.
The protest was prompted by the kingdom’s execution of the Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
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