Bahrain's Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa said that Bahrain, under the leadership of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, will never hesitate to protect its people. The minister said the multifaceted Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain is totally unacceptable and does not conform to international norms that respect the values of good neighborliness. The interference includes antagonistic political statements, the smuggling of explosives, weapons and ammunitions into the Kingdom, the harboring of fugitives and the use of Iranian military camps to train Bahrainis on terrorist acts that target innocent people. The interference also includes orchestrating and launching constant and misleading propaganda campaigns against the Kingdom of Bahrain and its people to disseminate misinformation and false narratives about the Kingdom, he said. The minister stated that despite the adversity, Bahrain has been working to reinforce ties with Iran through a positive approach and has respected the "good neighbor" approach. "We say to the Iranians that you are involved in attempting to disrupt the security of Bahrain, that you have provided weapons and explosive training to Bahrainis, that you have exported the culture of terrorism to Bahrain and that whenever we make progress with our national stability, you purposefully provoke an escalation of violence in the Kingdom through your interference in our domestic affairs." --More 19:03 LOCAL TIME 16:03 GMT تغريد
