2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran
The 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran was a mob action on 2 January 2016 by protesters against the execution of a prominent Saudi Arabian Shi'a cleric. Mobs stormed the embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in Mashhad and ransacked them. The embassy building was set on fire with Molotov cocktails and petrol bombs. During the attacks, the police arrived and dispersed protesters from the embassy premises and extinguished the fire.
The Saudi embassy in Tehran after the attack
Protest in Mashhad in front of Saudi consulate (3 January 2016)
Saudi embassy, three months before attacks (4 October 2015)
2011 attack on the British Embassy in Iran
The 2011 attack on the British Embassy in Iran was a mob action on 29 November 2011 by a crowd of Iranian protesters who stormed the embassy and another British diplomatic compound in Tehran, Iran, ransacking offices and stealing documents. One small building was set on fire during the incident and several people were injured.
The Iranian government publicly condemned the violence.
Protestors storming the walls
British Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the attacks.