Iran suggests Saudis hindered effort to save ambassador from Covid

Deceased diplomat who caught coronavirus in Yemen was evacuated too slowly, says Iranian spokesperson

Iran has implied that its regional foe, Saudi Arabia, may have blocked efforts to save the life of its ambassador to Yemen, who contracted coronavirus there but was unable to immediately be repatriated for urgent medical treatment.

The ambassador, Hasan Irlu, was evacuated in poor condition due to delayed cooperation from certain countries", the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told state media.