Iran bans imports of all products from Saudi Arabia

A State Department spokesman said Kerry will remain in close communication with regional leaders in the Middle East after having spoken to Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.

Iranian protesters then ransacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran.

The Iranian government has recently banned the import of products from Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia’s goods from other countries.

The accusation comes on the heels of Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric, which inflamed the predominately Shia Iran.

Reuters quoted a Saudi-led coalition spokesman who said airstrikes Wednesday night in Sanaa had aimed at Houthi rebel missile launchers, adding that rebels were using abandoned embassies to shield their operations.

Erdogan on Wednesday said that Nimr’s execution was an “internal legal matter” for Saudi Arabia, and ties between Ankara and Riyadh have improved in recent months.

The weekend protests were in response to Riyadh’s execution of leading Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, a driving force behind Shiite protests in 2011. A coalition led by Saudi Arabia and its Sunni Muslim allies has been fighting the Shia Houthi movement, which controls the capital.

The United Arab Emirates downgraded relations with Iran while Kuwait and Qatar recalled their ambassadors.

Separately, SPA said late on Thursday that three people were killed and nine wounded when “military projectiles” fired from Yemen landed in the Saudi southwestern region of Jazan.

There are concerns new unrest could erupt.

Jaafari met with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and was scheduled to meet President Hassan Rouhani later, the official IRNA news agency said. Al-Nimr has already been buried but his supporters have reportedly planned a symbolic funeral for today. Pakistan has expressed hope that Saudi Arabia and Iran will be able to normalise their relations.