The tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran continues to intensify after the Iranian government announced on Thursday that they are ending all commercial ties with their fellow Middle East nation.

Iran criticized Saudi Arabia for their decision to execute cleric Nimr al-Nimr, who was accused of doing terrorism-related activities. Riyadh insisted that the decision was questionable because Nimr did not wrong aside from criticizing the ruling dynasty in Saudi Arabia.

Iran president Hassan Rouhani called for a cabinet meeting on Thursday, where a bold decision was made. Tehran announced that they will ban all imports from Saudi Arabia, which came after Riyadh also decided to end trade partnership and air traffic with Iran.

Iran Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Hossein Salami criticized Saudi Arabia's policy, comparing it to the policies of former Iraq president Saddam Hussein.

"The policies of the Saudi regime will have a domino effect and they will be buried under the avalanche they have created," Salami said. "The path the Saudi regime is taking is like the one Saddam took in the 1980s and 90s. He started a war with Iran, executed prominent clerics and top officials, suppressed dissidents and ended up having that miserable fate."

The Iranian government also accused Saudi Arabia of attacking their embassy in Yemen. According to their officials, the attack was launched in a public square near the embassy, while stones and shrapnel were scattered in the area, Reuters reported.

Iran foreign ministry spokesman Jaberi Ansari said that the attack is an act of provocation and also claimed that embassy personnel were hurt during the incident.

"This deliberate and intentional act by the Saudi Arabian government is in violation of all international conventions and legal treaties regarding the protection and impunity of diplomatic compounds under all circumstances," Ansari said via Guardian. "Iran holds the government of Saudi Arabia responsible for this act and wounding of a number of embassy staff and damages made to its building."

However, multiple reports suggested that there were no damages, which created speculation that reports about the embassy attack are inaccurate. One Saudi Arabian defense official also told The Guardian that there were no sign of damage after they ordered investigation of the alleged attack.

"All embassy coordinates in Sana'a have been known to the air force since the start of operations," the official said. "This claim is not true. It is propaganda."

Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia ended their diplomatic ties with Iran after their embassy in Tehran were attacked by angry protesters, and accused the Iranian government of doing nothing to prevent the violent protest.