The Bahraini foreign minister claimed in a tweet that the Iranian people are facing “injustice, deprivation of rights and starvation” in their country.
“Such remarks indicate the frustration of the Bahraini officials in dealing with the legitimate demands of the oppressed people of Bahrain,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham told reporters on Thursday.
She said that the Bahraini government had better meet the demands of the people of Bahrain instead of relying on foreign forces and resorting to security and tribal approaches.
Bahrain has been the scene of almost daily protests against the ruling Al Khalifa regime since February 2011, when thousands of anti-regime protesters took to the streets calling for the royal family to relinquish power.
On Thursday, Bahraini security forces clashed with the protesters marking the third anniversary of their uprising against the Al Khalifa regime.
Bahrainis held demonstrations in several villages on Thursday, which was the first of the three days of anti-regime protests called by the main opposition bloc, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society.
Security forces used tear gas to disperse the protesters, who were chanting, “Only to Allah we kneel” and “Down with (King) Hamad.”
The opposition has called on the ruling Al Khalifa family to surrender its grip on key cabinet posts in favor of an elected government.
