In neighboring Bahrain, the Saudis also moved quickly to bolster the Sunni-minority regime against a rising tide of protest led by the island kingdom’s Shia majority. Saudi troops marched into Bahrain under the banner of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and the Saudi rulers issued clear instructions to adopt an iron-fisted policy with the demonstrators, again arguing that Iran’s nefarious hand was at play in subverting the country.
在邻国巴林，沙特人也迅速对这个由少数逊尼派统治的政权给予支持，以免它被这个岛国的什叶派民众示威所颠覆。沙特军队以海湾合作委员会的名义进驻巴林，沙特统治者明确表示将对示威者采取铁腕手段，同时也不忘再次强调是伊朗的黑手在幕后捣乱。