We're well into the crux of the Saudi-Iran dispute following Riyadh's execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, and countries involved are piling up—by Tuesday, Kuwait joined a growing list of countries following suit with Saudi Arabia by recalling their ambassador from Tehran.
Meanwhile, protests in support of both sides are firing up sectarian tensions across the region. There's been clashes across the region and the Saudi Arabian embassy has been burned down in Tehran.
So what does that look like on the ground? Demonstrations across the Middle East have sprung up, with regional and international actors both fueling the fire and urging for calm. Take a look at some of the moments from the ground. All photos by AFP.
A demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran after the execution of Shia cleric al-Nimr on January 2, 2016. (Atta Kanare/AFP)
A protest in condemnation of al-Nimr's execution in Karbala, Iraq on January 3, 2016. (AFP/ Mohammed Sawaf)
Iranian and Turkish demonstrators protest against al-Nimr's execution outside the Saudi Arabian embassy in Ankara, Turkey on Jan. 3, 2016. (Adem Altan/Getty Images)
Turkish and Iranian protesters hold a demonstration in Ankara outside the Saudi embassy on Jan. 3, 2016. (Adem Altan/Getty Images)
