Bahrain king orders more citizenship revocations over ‘support’ for Iran attacks

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Friday ordered authorities to revoke the citizenship of additional individuals accused of “supporting” Iranian attacks on the country, Anadolu Agency reports.

The remarks, reported by the Bahrain News Agency, came days after the country announced on Monday that it had stripped the citizenship of 69 people, including families, over what it described as “sympathizing with and praising Iranian attacks.”

The king said that what Bahrain faced from what he called a “sinful Iranian aggression” targeting its security, stability and the safety of its people exposed those who “sold their conscience to the enemy,” he said.

He called on Iran to stop interfering in the internal affairs of Bahrain and other Gulf states. He also expressed anger over the developments and criticized what he described as the alignment of some lawmakers with “traitors.”