Gulf monarchy strips dozens of citizenship over Iran sympathy

Iran Herald · April 28, 2026 Human Rights

Bahrain, ruled by a Sunni dynasty, has long been wary of Iranian support for its Shiite majority Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of 69 people for "expressing sympathy" with Iranian retaliatory strikes on the Gulf state, the Interior Ministry has announced. The monarchy, ruled by a Sunni dynasty, has for years been wary of potential Iranian influence on the Shiite majority.

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