Reuters: Bahrain has expelled the Iranian charge d’affaires, a diplomatic source told Reuters by telephone on Sunday, in another sign of rising tensions between the Sunni Muslim-ruled island kingdom and non-Arab Shi’ite Iran.
DUBAI, March 20 (Reuters) – Bahrain has expelled the Iranian charge d’affaires, a diplomatic source told Reuters by telephone on Sunday, in another sign of rising tensions between the Sunni Muslim-ruled island kingdom and non-Arab Shi’ite Iran.
“He was asked to leave. The Iranian ambassador left earlier. It’s due to the tensions between the two countries,” the source said, referring to Iran’s objections to Bahrain’s invitation of troops from Sunni-ruled Gulf neighbours to quell a month of protests by mostly Shi’ite demonstrators. (Editing by Jon Boyle)
