‘We Will Take Over Bahrain’: Iran's Hardline Editor Issues Fresh Warning To Island Nation

Iran has revived a decades-old territorial dispute after Kayhan editor Hossein Shariatmadari declared, “Bahrain belongs to Iran. When the time comes, we will take it back.” As US-Iran tensions escalate, we look at the history behind Iran’s claim, Bahrain’s strategic importance and why the dispute matters for Gulf security.
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