(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - “The rash decision of Saudi Arabia to deploy its military forces in Bahrain under the fabricated guise of the [Persian Gulf countries’] Peninsula Shield Force deprived the Manama regime of any opportunity for a political solution [to the crisis],” IRNA quoted Abdollahian on Friday.
The Iranian official said the “unwise” measure of foreign military intervention in Bahrain also undermined the independence of this country, led to the suppression and killings of the Bahraini people and gave rise to the systematic violation of human rights there.
Bahrainis have been holding anti-government demonstrations since mid-February 2011, calling on the US-backed Al Khalifa family to leave power.
On March 14, 2011, more than 1,000 Saudi troops entered Bahrain to assist the Manama government in quelling the peaceful popular protests in the Persian Gulf Island.
According to local sources, scores of people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested in the Saudi-backed regime crackdown.
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