Saudi Arabia orders Iranian diplomats to leave within 24 hours

Saudi Arabia has declared Iran's military attaché and four other embassy staff members 'persona non grata' and ordered them to leave the country within 24 hours. The move is a formal expulsion of five Iranian diplomats.

This action comes as Saudi Arabia is reportedly working to keep the Houthi group in Yemen from being drawn into a wider conflict involving Iran, according to one report. The Houthis have threatened they are ready to fight.