An informed source at Iran’s foreign ministry categorically denied an allegation made by a Bahraini security official, who said the Islamic Republic has sent explosives and bomb-making materials in a bid to be used in Bahrain and neighboring Saudi Arabia.
"Over the past years, it has been proved that diverting attention and leveling accusations against others by Bahraini officials have not resolved the country’s problems, but made them more complicated," the foreign ministry source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Friday.
Bahraini Police chief Major-General Tariq al-Hasan said on Thursday his forces had seized explosives and bomb-making materials earmarked for use in the Persian Gulf country and Saudi Arabia in what it described as an Iranian attempt to use Bahraini borders as a base for attacking targets in the region.
Pointing to the internal problems in Bahrain, the Iranian source advised the Arab country's authorities to pave the grounds for serious dialogue through confidence-building measures, instead of adopting security approaches toward the people of the country.
Bahrain, a staunch ally of the United States in the Persian Gulf region, has been witnessing almost daily 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.
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