Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Saturday, the commander said the police has done its job, and the judicial bodies are in the process of dealing with the case.
In the early hours of January 3, angry demonstrators attacked Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Tehran in protest at Riyadh’s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
Police arrested the perpetrators and President Hassan Rouhani condemned the move afterwards.
However, Saudi officials decided to sever ties with Iran.