Iran to probe execution of its nationals in S. Arabia

TEHRAN, June 14 (MNA) – Iran will send a “legal-consular” delegation to Saudi Arabia to probe the recent execution of a number of Iranian prisoners in the Arab country, a Foreign Ministry official told on Wednesday. The Iranian nationals who were executed in Saudi Arabia had been sentenced to death for alleged involvement in drug trafficking. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the execution of the nationals and said the action will have political repercussions for the Arab kingdom.