"This Saudi move is not compatible with human principles and even assuming that the boats had crossed Saudi borders due to sea waves, they were not authorized to shoot at the Iranian boats", the official said.
Needless to say, the Donald Trump administration's decision to reverse its policy on Qatar was one of the main reasons why the situation de-escalated in recent days.
But Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has accused Saudi Arabia of involvement in the attacks.
Qatar's meddling in the internal affairs of other GCC countries can not be tolerated.
Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi has also put the blame on Riyadh. Saudi Arabia says around 250,000 Saudis visited Turkey past year.
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Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia worsened after a deadly human crush occurred during Hajj rituals in Mina, near Mecca in September 2015.
Saudi Arabia said yesterday a Turkish military base similar to that built in neighbouring Qatar would not be welcome in the kingdom, insisting it is "not needed", reported Agence France-Presse.
Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, as part of mediation efforts to resolve the Gulf crisis. The negotiator-in-chief's brand of deal-making often leads to miscalculations by his friends, especially in the Middle East, as the Gulf states apparently overdid the Qatar blockade.
In a new development in the Gulf crisis, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain issued a joint statement on Friday, saying that the resolution of cutting ties with Qatar is a sovereign right of these states with the aim of protecting their national security from the dangers of terrorism and extremism.
This time around, Washington serves to ease tensions, as the Trump administration made a $12-billion military deal and chose to hold joint exercises with Qatar.
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