Rouhani said today that Iranian people are looking to see how the country's judiciary will handle the case of those who ransacked the missions.
Rouhani also reiterated his earlier remarks that the attack went against Iranian laws. The trial is due next week. The comments clearly seek to draw attention to the case and could reflect Rouhani's attempts for rapprochement with the Sunni kingdom.
Angry Iranians attacked the Saudi missions after Riyadh executed a prominent Saudi Shiite cleric, prompting the kingdom to sever diplomatic ties with the Shiite Iran.
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