DHAKA: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman accused Saudi Arabia on Saturday of supporting terrorism and executing its opponents.

The accusation came after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shia cleric, reports The Jerusalem Post.

‘The Saudi government supports terrorists and takfiri (radical Sunni) extremists, while executing and suppressing critics inside the country,’ Iran foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.

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