ARAB foreign ministers yesterday called on Arab states to take a clear position against Iran’s alleged meddling in region’s affairs.

Emirate Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir accused Iran at an emergency Arab League session of intentionally failing to protect Saudi diplomatic posts. Protesters in Tehran stormed the Saudi embassy and a Saudi consulate elsewhere in the country after Riyadh had executed a prominent Shiite cleric and opposition leader earlier this month.

The session was requested by Saudi Arabia to discuss the attacks. The ensuing crisis had seen Saudi Arabia and several Arab states cutting or downgrading diplomatic ties with Iran.