Referring to threats and blackmails by the Iranian regime’s officials, Sheikh Khalid Ben Ahmad Ale Khalifa, Bahraini Foreign Minister, said: Remarks such as closing the Strait of Hormuz or threatening of a military strike are unacceptable, reported Al-Jazeera TV.

He said: What concerns us is that some of the policies like the Iranian regime’s nuclear program could lead to a violent confrontation against the world community. Obviously the source of concern goes back to issues older than nuclear, and that is lack of understanding and confidence of various countries towards the Iranian regime; Iran’s nuclear program has added to these concerns