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The Gulf state of Bahrain has accused Iran’s regime of waging a campaign of \u201cstate-sponsored terrorism\u201d aimed at overthrowing the country\u2019s pro-Western ruling monarchy, Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Bahraini security officials claim Iran’s regime is providing sanctuary and financial support for terrorists planning attacks in the kingdom, and say that scores of Bahraini citizens have received training in various terrorist techniques in camps operated by the Iranian regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards.<\/p>\n
Speaking during a visit to London on Tuesday, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, Barhain\u2019s Foreign Minister, claimed Tehran had embarked on \u201cthe path of conquest and power projection\u201d against neighboring Gulf States.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are fighting state-sponsored terrorism,\u201d said Sheikh Khalid. \u201cThere are cells operating in Bahrain that report directly to their superiors in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since Iran’s regime signed its controversial nuclear deal with the West in June, Bahraini officials say they have identified a significant increase in Iranian-backed terrorist activity in the sheikhdom.<\/p>\n
In July two Bahraini policemen were killed and six others injured after a bomb attack carried out by terrorists the Bahrainis claim were trained by Iranian-backed militiamen.<\/p>\n
Bahraini security officials have also intercepted attempts by the Revolutionary Guards to smuggle weapons and ammunition into the kingdom by sea.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Khalid said that, while the Western powers regarded the nuclear deal as heralding a new era in relations between Tehran and the outside world, the agreement has had no impact on the Iranian regime\u2019s aggressive attitude towards its neighbors in the Gulf region.<\/p>\n
Apart from sponsoring terror cells in countries like Bahrain, the Iranian authorities were also backing attempts by Houthi rebels in Yemen to seize control of the country from the democratically-elected government.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to address Iran\u2019s relations with its neighbours in the Gulf,\u201d said Sheikh Khaled. \u201cThis was not included in the nuclear deal, and this is a serious impediment to Iran having a more normal relationship with the outside world.\u201d<\/p>\n