ManamaBahrain cut ties with Iran a decade ago.
That rift will keep it out of Monday’s Hormuz security talks in Muscat.
Oman alone has kept channels to Iran open, which is why it hosts the talks.
Iran’s foreign ministry doesn’t expect a signed deal from Monday’s session.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 70+ reports worldwide
- Dawn
- Middle East Eye leans critical
- cites Bahrain's unresolved 2016 Iran break (while Saudi restored ties 2023) and prior infrastructure attacks as barriers to talks
- Al Jazeera Online
- presents Iran's 'good intentions' framing while highlighting their blockade and bid to charge passage fees
Sources: Dawn, Middle East Eye, Al Jazeera Online