Word: bahrain
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...incriminating evidence of Iran's lawlessness consisted of nine deadly mines whose horns bristled from the deck of the crippled vessel Iran Ajr. The Iranian navy landing craft was seized off Bahrain after a surprise attack by two U.S. helicopters left five Iranian sailors dead and 26 others captive. The black weapons, mounted on wheels, pointed silent but damning accusations at the regime of Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini...
...officials, who requested anonymity, said the vessel Iran Ajr had been tracked by radar and by air for several days as it steamed through the central gulf toward Bahrain "because it had been seen loading suspect devices" before leaving an Iranian port...
Many on Capitol Hill have complained about the apparent unwillingness of the Arab states to aid the U.S. militarily. Though Weinberger refused to divulge the details, he vigorously contended, "We are getting significant and welcome help from a lot of other countries." Weinberger has a point. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, for example, rushed search and rescue ships to the stricken U.S.S. Stark after an Iraqi fighter plane accidentally attacked the frigate last May, killing 37 men. Several Arab ports in the gulf, including Bahrain and Dubai, permit U.S. Navy ships to make rest-and-relaxation stops; sailors, however, must wear...
That confession of faith, the shahada, is professed by all Muslims, be they the 700 million Sunnis who dominate the Islamic world from Morocco to Indonesia or the 90 million Shi'ites who rule Iran and form majorities in Lebanon, Bahrain and Iraq. To the shahada, however, the Shi'ites add, "And Ali is the Friend of God." Those additional words in praise of Ali, whom the Shi'ites passionately claim is Muhammad's true successor, epitomize the complex and often bloody feud between Islam's two branches...
Among some Arab states on the Persian Gulf, the relationship between Sunni rulers and Shi'ite subjects remains volatile. After all, in the eyes of the Shi'ites, any regime not under the rule of the Prophet's true heirs is an abomination. Indeed, Bahrain, which is more than 70% Shi'ite, defused a 1981 coup attempt allegedly inspired by Tehran. Kuwait, which is 24% Shi'ite, has been victimized by a wave of bombings believed to be the work of pro-Iranian terrorists...