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A war of words has out between Iran and Saudi Arabia following the execution of a religious figure by Saudi authorities on Saturday. The Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr among 47 men the Saudi Arabian government to death on terrorism charges. Saudi leaders Mr al-Nimr had anti-government protests in the east of the country in 2011-2012. He was previously of disobedience and of bearing arms. Al-Nimr he never carried weapons or called for violence but had Shia Muslims to resist police bullets using "the roar of the word" instead. Iran's leaders said al-Nimr was killed for a Shia Muslim. Saudi Arabia a largely Sunni Muslim country.

Protests against the execution place in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday. Demonstrators the Saudi Arabian embassy and parts of it on fire. Iran's foreign ministry said Saudi Arabia would a "heavy price" for the execution, including the possible downfall of its government. The Saudi government Iran had no right to create tensions and said the execution was an internal Saudi matter. The foreign ministry said the killing of Mr al-Nimr had nothing to do with his a Shia Muslim. It said: "There no difference between what a person regardless of his ethnic origin or affiliation, or what he . We with facts and criminal intent."