Analysts say Gulf Arab states expect Iran to escalate tensions in the region no matter the outcome of the nuclear talks. | Analysis by Abbas Al Lawati and Adam Pourahmadi
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Abu Dhabi and London A lot has happened since Gulf Arab states downgraded ties with Iran in January 2016 when an angry mob stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and set fire to it following the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers came into effect that month, but the Trump administration withdrew from it just two years later, leading to a wave of tit-for-tat attacks that affected oil and shipping in the Persian Gulf. Those tensions culminated in a 2019 assault on Saudi oil facilities that knocked off half of the kingdom's crude production and threatened the very core of Gulf states' economies.
— التلفزيون العربي August 22, 2022 Iraq's foreign ministry has recalled its ambassador to Jordan after photos of him and his wife with a famous Lebanese singer caused a storm on social media. The photos show the ambassador, Haidar Al Athari, and his wife posing with music star Ragheb Alama. The three are pictured standing very close to each other, with Al Athari's wife in the middle.