Jordan Recalls Ambassador From Iran
Jordan has recalled its ambassador to Iran for “consultations” one day after oil talks in Doha to discuss a freezing of production failed.
In a statement in Arabic on the Jordanian state-owned Petra news website, Jordan cites Iran’s interference in the affairs of its neighboring Arab state for the recall.
The move comes as tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran increase after the Doha gathering of some OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers on Sunday ended without an agreement to cap oil production. Saudi Arabia walked out of the meeting after stating it would only consider a production freeze if Iran did too.
This year, several Arab countries have followed Saudi Arabia in severing diplomatic ties with Iran. Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia flared up earlier this year, sparked by the hanging of a prominent Shiite cleric by the Sunni monarchy that saw assaults on the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
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