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Ahmadinejad Blames US for Bahraini Regime's Crackdown on People
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the Bahraini regime is clamping down on its people for the sake of the United States' illegitimate interests.
"The problem is the US military base in Bahrain. It is only for the United States' illegitimate interests that people in Bahrain are under pressure," Ahmadinejad told reporters in a press conference here in Tehran on Tuesday.
Ahmadinejad further stated that the Bahraini "government is obliged to stand against its own people in a bid to defend the US base".
"Americans introduce themselves as proponents of the people while we are informed that Americans have left the hands of the Bahraini rulers open to confront their people," he continued.
Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty's over-40-year rule.
Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar - were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13 to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.
So far, tens of people have been killed, hundreds have gone missing and about 1,000 others have been injured.
During the recent days, Bahrainis have repeatedly underlined that they will continue protests until the regime collapses and condemned Riyadh's involvement in the suppression of the revolution.
"The problem is the US military base in Bahrain. It is only for the United States' illegitimate interests that people in Bahrain are under pressure," Ahmadinejad told reporters in a press conference here in Tehran on Tuesday.
Ahmadinejad further stated that the Bahraini "government is obliged to stand against its own people in a bid to defend the US base".
"Americans introduce themselves as proponents of the people while we are informed that Americans have left the hands of the Bahraini rulers open to confront their people," he continued.
Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty's over-40-year rule.
Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar - were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13 to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.
So far, tens of people have been killed, hundreds have gone missing and about 1,000 others have been injured.
During the recent days, Bahrainis have repeatedly underlined that they will continue protests until the regime collapses and condemned Riyadh's involvement in the suppression of the revolution.
