Iran says it offers 'moral' support to Bahrainis
AFP / Farhad Poulavi
23-Apr-2011 (one comment)


TEHRAN — Iran said on Friday it gives "moral support" to the demands of Bahrain's people but without any involvement in the Shiite-led protests in the Gulf kingdom ruled by a Sunni dynasty.

"Other than offering moral support to the legitimate and peaceful demands of the people," Tehran has "no role in the events," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said in a statement emailed to AFP.

His remarks came after a joint GCC-European Union statement issued on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi backed the March 14 deployment of a Saudi-led Gulf force including UAE police in Bahrain.

The move freed up Bahraini security forces to crush the protest movement in the only Shiite-majority Arab state of the Gulf, in a move repeatedly condemned by Shiite-dominant Iran.

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Simorgh5555

Chickening out!

by Simorgh5555 on Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:09 AM PDT

'Moral Support' means that we have considered the situation and realised that if we intervene directly we are going to get our asses kicked. Since we do not have friends in the Middle East and we are clinging on the little regional support we have we decided to bottle it and run. 

However, just like every terrorist entity we will support our Bahraini brothers with clandestine shipment of arms as evident with the recent discoveries of hidden weapons stashed in ships heading Palestine's way.

We are too chicken to fight our own wars so we have others do it for us.  



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