Morocco cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over Western Sahara feud Morocco has announced it will cut diplomatic ties with Iran over Tehran's support for the Polisario Front, a Western Saharan independence movement. Morocco's foreign ministry said it will close its embassy in Tehran and expel the Iranian ambassador in Rabat over Iran's support for Polisario. Rabat accuses Tehran and Lebanese proxy Hezbollah of training and arming Polisario Front fighters. SOURCE: ALJAZEERA ---DECRYPTED---