India, March 22 -- Condemning the "blatant" Iranian attacks against Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East region, the Kingdom on Sunday declared the military attache of the Iranian embassy and four other mission staff "persona non grata", directing them to leave the country within 24 hours.

In a statement released early on Sunday, Saudi Arabia's ministry of foreign affairs said that the continued attacks from Iran "constitutes a flagrant violation of all relevant international conventions, the principles of good neighborliness and respect for states' sovereignty, the Beijing Agreement, and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817 (2026)." Follow US-Iran war news live updates

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