Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry announced the execution of six Iranians for attempting to smuggle drugs into the country. In response, Tehran issued a formal note to Riyadh.
According to Saudi Arabia’s official news agency, SPA, the Ministry of Interior released a statement identifying the executed individuals as Jasim Mohammad Shabani, Abdelreza Yunous Tenkasiri, Khalil Shahid Samri, Mohammad Javad Abdeljalil, Mahdi Kenan Ghani, and Khor Mohammad Shabani. The statement detailed that these Iranian citizens were apprehended, convicted by the court, and subsequently sentenced to death.
The Ministry emphasized that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia carried out the court’s decision, executing the convicted individuals.
In response, Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, reported that the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Saudi Ambassador to Tehran, Abdallah bin Saud Al-Anazi, and delivered a strongly worded note of protest against the executions.
