Tehran will reciprocate if Bahrain closes Iran Embassy: MP

TEHRAN, April 23 (MNA) -- MP Hossein Sobhani-Nia has said that the Iranian parliament will take reciprocal action if Bahrain closes the Iranian Embassy in Manama.

On Wednesday, Bahrain’s parliament voted in favor of confiscating the Iranian Embassy building in Manama and converting it into government property.

The vote, however, will be forwarded to the Bahraini cabinet for a final decision.

“If Bahrain implements the plan, Iran will undoubtedly retaliate,” Sobhani-Nia, a member of the Majlis National Security Committee, stated in Tehran on Thursday.

It will be an “irreversible” mistake if the Bahraini government gives in to the pressure exerted by the United States and certain other Western countries and closes the Iranian Embassy, he said.

He added, “Bahrain and certain other Arab countries must be aware that being influenced by the U.S. and other Western states is of no benefit to them.”

Sobhani-Nia also announced that the Majlis National Security Committee is studying the possible closure of the Bahraini Embassy in Tehran.

He also said that Iran must protect the country’s interests by giving a proper response to such measures.