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Sunday 26 Jul 2015 - 14:55 Makkah mean time-10-10-1436
Manama (IINA) - Bahrain recalled its ambassador to Tehran for consultations after what it claimed were repeated hostile statements made by Iranian officials.
The statements were a reflection of Iran's unfriendly attitude toward the Gulf Arab country and an interference in its internal affairs, a statement on state news agency BNA said. Bahrain accuses its opposition of links to Shiite Iran, which both it and Tehran deny. The Kingdom has experienced sporadic unrest since 2011 when its security forces ended mass protests calling for democracy. Bahrain said it was hopeful relations would normalize between the two countries but said repeated Iranian statements were evidence of “a strategy built on interference in the affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain.” Bahrain previously recalled its ambassador to Iran in 2011 to protest Tehran's criticism of the Gulf-backed crackdown on protesters at the time, reinstating him in 2012, according to Reuters.
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