Judiciary Chief Cautions S. Arabia against Dangerous Game of Annexing Bahrain

Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani described Saudi Arabia’s new plot to annex Bahrain as a dangerous game started by Riyadh and its western supporters.

“The westerners and Arab states have started a dangerous game after they saw that the people of Bahrain do not give up their inalienable rights throughout time,” Ayatollah Larijani said at a meeting with high-ranking Iranian judiciary officials.

He urged Riyadh and Manama rulers to “show wisdom” and give up their conspiracies against the people of Bahrain.

Meantime, thousands of the Bahraini people took to the streets in Manama and other cities across the country on Monday to voice their strong protest at the Saudi plot for annexing Bahrain to its territories.

Protesters chanted slogans against the Al-Khalifa dynasty and renewed their call for the ouster of their country’s tyrannical rulers.

Demonstrators also set fire to the US flag to show their anger at Washington’s support for the Manama dictators.

The protest rallies were staged after a key opposition coalition in the Persian Gulf island called on the people to stage nationwide rallies to show their wrath and opposition against the plot.

Opposition forces in Bahrain had warned of the Al-Khalifa-Al-Saud plot for the annexation of Bahrain to Saudi Arabia under the guise of a new security agreement, describing the plot as an “illegal” and “dangerous” move.

On the surface the plan is aimed at developing unity between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia with regard to foreign relations, security, military and economy, but in depth the plan is a last-ditch effort by the two countries’ monarchs for preventing the success of Bahrain’s revolution.

The Arab Spring uprisings have been a challenge for the Persian Gulf rulers. Saudi Arabia took action to suppress the uprisings in Bahrain after being shocked to see Hosni Mubarak fall in Egypt.