Deaths of cleric Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others will be seen as direct challenge to Tehran,which may feel obliged to pick up gauntletThe consequences of Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of 47 people will be felt far beyond its Eastern Province, which was domestic to Nimr al-Nimr, and the leading Shia Muslim cleric who was the most prominent figure among those to die.
Unlike many of the Sunni Muslims executed for alleged complicity in al-Qaida terrorism,Nimr was an advocate of non-violent resistance to the unelected Saudi regime. He was arrested in 2012 for criticising the royal family.
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Source: theguardian.com