WANA (Apr 30) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has strongly condemned recent allegations made by Bahraini officials against Tehran, describing them as an attempt to divert public attention from Bahrain’s own role in supporting actions by the United States and Israel against the Iranian people.

 

Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday night (April 29) denounced Bahrain’s decision to revoke the citizenship of a number of its nationals, calling the move a clear violation of human rights. He emphasized that such measures are based on “baseless accusations” and reflect a discriminatory approach toward the Bahraini people.

 

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry had earlier announced that 69 individuals, along with their families, had been stripped of their citizenship. Authorities claimed these individuals had expressed sympathy with Iran and supported actions attributed to the Islamic Republic against Bahrain.

 

Baghaei criticized the move, stating that revoking citizenship over expressions of solidarity with Iran or opposition to U.S. and Israeli actions constitutes an “inhumane” act and a breach of international legal principles. He further stressed that Bahrain cannot, through such narratives, deflect public opinion—either domestically or regionally—from its “direct responsibility in supporting and aligning with U.S. and Israeli aggressors” against Iran.

 

In a separate development, Bahrain’s High Court sentenced two Afghan nationals and three Bahraini citizens to life imprisonment on charges of monitoring and photographing key facilities in the country for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

 

Earlier, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, had also rejected Bahrain’s claims in a letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council. He expressed regret that some regional governments continue to repeat “narratives dictated by Israel” instead of fulfilling their moral and religious responsibilities in supporting resistance movements.