‘Seized explosives enough to obliterate Manama’

Manama

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The quantity of explosives seized last July during an attempt to smuggle them into Bahrain on boats from Iran was sufficient to obliterate Manama from existence,” said Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. 

Speaking to London-based Asharq Al-Awsat inParis yesterday,Shaikh Khalid demanded that Iran should comply with the principle of good neighbourliness and refrain from interference in the internal affairs of other countries.

On nuclear deal, the Foreign Minister opined that “it does not address all sources of tension” between Tehran and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states. “In fact, the deal will lift sanctions on certain Iranian companies and figures, who are linked to terrorism,” he warned.

Sheikh Khalid said the P5+1—the US, the UK, France, Russia, China and Germany—focused only on the nuclear aspect of the deal while ignoring Tehran’s involvement in terrorism in the region.

 For the deal to reflect positively on the region’s peace and stability, he said, “First, Tehran must be fully committed to meeting its requirements. Second, there must be parallel action to mend  Iran’s ties with its neighbours.”