Iran will not intervene in Bahrain despite a growing risk of internal conflict caused by the kingdom’s treatment of its Shiite majority population, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will not intervene in any way in the affairs of Bahrain,” Khamenei tells a gathering of top officials to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in remarks carried on his official website.
“But if political wisdom exists in this country (Bahrain), they should not allow the political conflict to transform into a civil war,” he adds.
Iranian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in western Tehran on July 06, 2016. (AFP/ATTA KENARE)
Bahrain and its ally Saudi Arabia frequently accuse Iran, the region’s predominant Shiite power, of fomenting unrest in the tiny kingdom, which Tehran firmly denies.
— AFP
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