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Iran expels three Kuwaiti diplomats
Sat Apr 9, 2011 9:34PM

The Islamic Republic of Iran has expelled three Kuwaiti diplomats in retaliation for the Persian Gulf emirate's decision to expel three Iranian diplomats.

On April 2, Kuwait expelled three Iranian diplomats of the Iranian Embassy in Kuwait City, alleging that they had links to a spy network.

Kuwait claimed that a number of its officers have been gathering information about the US military bases in Kuwait and passing it on to Iran, an allegation that the Islamic Republic has rejected as baseless.
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US and Saudi Arabia discuss Iran 'meddling'

Gulf countries accuse Iran of interference in the affairs of Bahrain and Kuwait in a campaign to destabilise the region.
Last Modified: 07 Apr 2011 00:21

Gates said Iran was looking to "exploit" the unrest in Bahrain, where protest have been met with violence [Reuters]
US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates has held talks in Riyadh with Saudi King Abdullah, with both sides concerned by Iranian intentions in the region.

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states have traded accusations with Iran of meddling and interference, especially over the tiny Sunni-ruled, Shia-majority kingdom of Bahrain that lies to Saudi Arabia's east and is a key US ally and home to the US Fifth Fleet.

"We talked about developments all over the region, obviously talked about Iran," Gates said following the meeting on Wednesday.

"We talked about how to prevent disruptive actions and extremist organisations trying to take advantages of the turbulences in the region," he added.
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