“The latest move by the Bahraini foreign ministry is against the two countries' good neighborly relations and not based on realities,” IRNA quoted Mehmanparast as saying late Monday.
The Iranian spokesperson's comments came after Bahraini authorities issued an order on Monday, asking an Iranian diplomat to leave the Persian Gulf country within 72 hours over alleged links with a spy cell in Kuwait.
Mehmanparast also rejected charges of “undiplomatic behavior” leveled by Bahraini officials against the Iranian envoy. He argued that such groundless accusations weaken good neighborly relations, are against regional peace and stability and serve some foreign countries' plan to create divisions among regional states.
The senior Iranian diplomat also pointed out that the Islamic Republic reserves the right to take retaliatory measures against Bahrain.
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