"The US needs some excuses to take (military) actions against Iran and,
therefore, the Al Khalifa, by creating political crises in the region, is
seeking to make conditions for the Islamic Republic of Iran difficult and
provide pretexts for the US,” Mohammed Jalal Fairooz told Tasnim.
The Al Saud and Al Nahyan regimes are paying US President Donald Trump billions
of dollars, trying to persuade him to launch a military strike against Iran, the
former Bahraini parliamentarian added.
The ruling Bahraini regime also tries to control the Arab countries of the
Persian Gulf so that all of them remain on the same front as that of the Al Saud
and Al Nahyan regimes, Fairooz said.
He went on to say that even the Zionist regime has fantasized (about the dream
of a US attack on Iran) and is cooperating with some Persian Gulf littoral
states to that end.
In recent years, relations between Tehran and Manama have strained after their
conflicting views on regional developments and the crackdown of Shiites in the
Persian Gulf Arab country.
Bahrain, a close ally of the US in the Persian Gulf region, has been witnessing
protests against the ruling Al Khalifa dynasty since early 2011, with Manama
using heavy-handed measures in an attempt to crush the demonstrations.
Scores of Bahrainis have been killed and hundreds of others injured and arrested
in the ongoing crackdown on the peaceful demonstrations.
Amnesty International and many other international rights organizations have
frequently censured the Bahraini regime for the rampant human rights abuses
against opposition groups and anti-regime protesters.
Source: Tasnim