{"id":4275,"date":"2007-11-02T07:18:19","date_gmt":"2007-11-02T07:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/nuclear\/4275-bahrain-says-iran-wants-the-bomb"},"modified":"2023-01-12T22:02:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:02:36","slug":"bahrain-says-iran-wants-the-bomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/bahrain-says-iran-wants-the-bomb\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahrain says Iran wants the bomb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sheikh_Salman\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-31291\" width=\"100\" height=\"129\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2007\/11\/Sheikh_Salman.jpg\" \/>London (AFP) &#8211; Bahrain&#8217;s crown prince has claimed that Iran is developing atomic weapons or the capability to do so, British press reports said on Friday, the first time an Arab state in the Gulf has openly accused Tehran of lying about its controversial nuclear drive.<\/p>\n<p>In interviews with correspondents for British newspapers in the capital Manama, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa also urged a diplomatic solution to the standoff between the West and Bahrain&#8217;s close neighbour.<\/p>\n<p>   &quot;While they don&#8217;t have the bomb yet, they are developing it, or the capability for it,&quot; the crown prince said, warning that &quot;the whole region&quot; would be drawn into any military conflict.<br \/> &quot;There needs to be far more done on the diplomatic front,&quot; he added, according to The Times. &quot;There&#8217;s still time to talk.&quot;<br \/> &quot;We need to be very well aware that this could escalate. 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