A war against between following for in of on out with words has broken against between following for in of on out with between Iran and Saudi Arabia against between following for in of on out with the execution against between following for in of on out with a religious figure by Saudi authorities on Saturday. The Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was among 47 men the Saudi Arabian government put to death against between following for in of on out with terrorism charges. Saudi leaders said Mr al-Nimr had led anti-government protests in the east against between following for in of on out with the country in 2011-2012. He was previously convicted against between following for in of on out with disobedience and of bearing arms. Al-Nimr maintained he never carried weapons or called against between following for in of on out with violence but had encouraged Shia Muslims to resist police bullets using "the roar against between following for in of on out with the word" instead. Iran's leaders said al-Nimr was killed against between following for in of on out with being a Shia Muslim. Saudi Arabia is a largely Sunni Muslim country. Protests against between following for in of on out with the execution took place against between following for in of on out with the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday. Demonstrators stormed the Saudi Arabian embassy and set parts against between following for in of on out with it on fire. Iran's foreign ministry said Saudi Arabia would pay a "heavy price" against between following for in of on out with the execution, including the possible downfall against between following for in of on out with its government. The Saudi government said Iran had no right to create tensions and said the execution was an internal Saudi matter. The foreign ministry said the killing against between following for in of on out with Mr al-Nimr had nothing to do against between following for in of on out with his being a Shia Muslim. It said: "There is no difference against between following for in of on out with what a person does regardless against between following for in of on out with his ethnic origin or affiliation, or what he believes. We deal against between following for in of on out with facts and criminal intent."