Reuters: May 13 An Iranian-owned bank based in Bahrain has appealed a decision by local authorities to place it in administration, in a case showing the vulnerability of Iran's business interests in the Gulf as political tensions rise.

Data in massive cache of leaked secret bank account files from HSBC�s Swiss banking arm was made public by dozens of major media outlets. Prominent figures, who were HSBC clients were implicated in these files, and among them was Bharain�s Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa.