Iran war spurs crackdown on clerics in tiny Gulf state Bahrain
Bahraini authorities have arrested or targeted Shi’ite clerics they accuse of encouraging allegiance to Tehran, following Iranian attacks on the island. The government describes Iran’s influence as an existential threat to the Sunni-led state, whose population is mostly Shi’ite.
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