| | In June 1996, the Bahraini government said it has uncovered a coup plot by an Iranian-backed group, Hezbollah-Bahrain.<ref>BBC News - Timeline: Bahrain, Jun 4, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/817505.stm</ref> | | In June 1996, the Bahraini government said it has uncovered a coup plot by an Iranian-backed group, Hezbollah-Bahrain.<ref>BBC News - Timeline: Bahrain, Jun 4, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/817505.stm</ref> |
| − | In April 2011, Bahrain government accused Hezbollah of aiding opposition groups.<ref>''Bahrain government accuses Hezbollah of aiding opposition groups,'' [[CNN]], Apr 25, 2011 http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-25/world/bahrain.hezbollah_1_wefaq-hezbollah-camps-hassan-nasrallah?_s=PM:WORLD</ref> | + | In April 2011, Bahrain government accused Hezbollah of aiding opposition groups.<ref>''Bahrain government accuses Hezbollah of aiding opposition groups,'' [[CNN]], Apr 25, 2011 http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-25/world/bahrain.hezbollah_1_wefaq-hezbollah-camps-hassan-nasrallah?_s=PM:WORLD</ref> Indeed, ''Tehran has been seeking to destabilize and annex Bahrain for decades.'' It ''established a military wing for Hezbollah in Bahrain,'' and in 2011, its thugs incited "protests" in that country.<ref>"Iran's Bahraini Ambitions," [[Wall Street Journal]], Mitchell A. Belfer, Oct 5, 2011 |
| − | ''Tehran has been seeking to destabilize and annex Bahrain for decades.'' It ''established a military wing for Hezbollah in Bahrain,'' and in 2011, its thugs incited "protests" in that country.<ref>"Iran's Bahraini Ambitions," [[Wall Street Journal]], Mitchell A. Belfer, Oct 5, 2011 | |