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August 05, 2007
Does Iran have designs on Bahrain? [Purple Avenger]
From Memri we find this disturbing piece
Tension has recently developed between Iran and the Gulf states, particularly Bahrain, in the wake of an op-ed by the editor of the Iranian daily Kayhan, Hossein Shariatmadari, who is an associate of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The op-ed, which depicted the Gulf regimes as "not legitimate" and claimed that Bahrain is an inseparable part of Iran and should be returned to it, provoked angry reactions in the Gulf[...]
H/T
Rumors of War
Iran seems to be feeling their oats to allow something like that to be printed even when they make "official denials" after the fact. The fact that the writer is tight with Khamenei betrays the real intent of the message.
A slightly more speculative view, in concert with known Iranian meddling, would see this as a message to the Iraqi government too.
posted by xgenghisx at
01:28 PM
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