Tehran- Iran said it was surprised by Morocco's decision to cut diplomatic links with the Islamic Republic, and would respond in a statement later on Saturday.
Following an outcry in the Sunni Muslim world over a statement by an Iranian official reportedly questioning Sunni-ruled Bahrain's sovereignty, Morocco's Foreign Ministry said on Friday Rabat had severed diplomatic ties with Tehran.
"As far as the Moroccan government's decision is concerned it is their own decision, but the measure was surprising," Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told a news conference.
- Reporting by Hashem Kalantari; Writing by Fredrik Dahl