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Iran war spurs crackdown on clerics in tiny Gulf state Bahrain

Straits Times6 November 2026, 13:38 UTCIran

MANAMA, Nov 6 - Shaken by the accuracy of Iran's attacks on Bahrain and support for them among some Bahrainis, authorities in the Gulf island nation have launched a crackdown on Shi'ite Muslim clerics they accuse of fostering allegiance to Tehran at home.

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