15 March 2011 - 20:30

Iran's defense minister warns that Saudi Arabia's invasion of Bahrain will increase tension and dent stability and security in the entire region.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Iran's defense minister warns that Saudi Arabia's invasion of Bahrain will increase tension and dent stability and security in the entire region.

“Should such miscalculated and legally-unjustified actions become a norm, the region would turn into a center for incendiarism, hostility and conflict,” said Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi.

Led by Riyadh, Bahrain's fellow members of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council -- Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar -- have dispatched armed forces to the Persian Gulf island to assist Manama in its crackdown on nationwide protests against the monarchy's suppression population.

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