Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Parliament proposed on Tuesday (January 5, 2016), to the Government, to sever trade ties, suspend flights to and from Iran, and ban citizens from travelling to Iran following tensions with Gulf countries.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain said on Wednesday it had caught an Iranian-linked cell plotting attacks on its territory, days after it followed its close ally Saudi Arabia in cutting ties with Iran.

Bahrain Mirror: A number of Bahraini MPs submitted a proposal to the cabinet on Tuesday (December 29, 2015) asking it to recognize what they called “Al-Ahwaz State”, and urging it to act on the Gulf level in order to achieve this recognition.

Bahrain Mirror: Iran's Parliament (Shura Council) Speaker Ali Larijani called for the formation of a national unity government “in countries witnessing internal conflicts, such as Bahrain and Yemen, to include all its constituents.”

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said that Gulf States harbor no hatred towards Iran, stressing that he does not refuse to hold any serious dialogue that would lead to breakthrough in relations.

Bahrain Mirror: The Saudi “Al-Hayat” newspaper reported from what it described as well-informed sources their expectations that “the ties between Bahrain and Iran is leaning towards being severed.”

Bahrain Mirror: Coast Guard Commander, Brigadier Alaa Siyadi highlighted that the coast guard vessels monitor all Bahrain’s coastlines, including East of Al-Hidd.

Bahrain Mirror: Eyewitnesses said that the Bahraini Ministry of Interior showcased at one of Manama Dialogue conference corners what it claimed to be “seized locally made arms and other Iranian arms.”

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said that Iran seeks to reach Bahrain, claiming that Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition defeating Iran in Yemen.

Bahrain Mirror: The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that he held “candid” talks with the British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Bahrain.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ambassador Abdullah Abdullatif confirmed that there are no talks between Bahrain and Iran to restore the Bahraini ambassador to Tehran, Rashid Al-Dosari.

Bahrain Mirror: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated that Iran had repeatedly announced that the solution in “Bahrain, Yemen, Syria and any other country is political.”

Bahrain Mirror: The Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Gholamali Khoshroo, rejected the accusations brought forth by Bahrain against his country during the 70th session of the UN General Assembly.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa delivered an address on Friday (October 2, 2015) at the United Nations General Assembly in which he accused Iran of exploiting “extremist groups and providing safe haven for fugitives.”

Bahrain Mirror: Gulf Air, the official carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, denied stopping the company’s flights to Iran following the withdrawal of the Bahraini ambassador to Tehran.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, presented a formal complaint against the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.

Bahrain Mirror: Responding to similar Bahraini measures, the Iranian Foreign Ministry declared the number two official at the Bahrain Embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran 'Persona non grata', ordering him to leave Iranian territory in 72 hours.

Bahrain Mirror (AP): Iranian state media is reporting that the country's Foreign Ministry has ordered a senior Bahraini diplomat to leave Iranian territory in 72 hours.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Iran has expelled a senior official from Bahrain's embassy in Tehran in apparent retaliation after the Sunni-ruled Gulf state did the same to its envoy in Manama.

Reuters: Iran's Foreign Ministry has declared Bahrain's second-ranking diplomat in Tehran persona non grata and given him 72 hours to leave the country, a day after Bahrain withdrew its ambassador, Iranian media reported on Friday.