The Bahraini government said that they had requested the troops "to look at ways to help them to defuse the tension in Bahrain.".[56] Some of the Bahraini opposition said this "amounted to an occupation."[55][58] There was also opposition to the troops arriving only twenty four hours after bloody clashes between the protesters and the police.[55] Other reports claimed the protesting Shi'ite faction called it war, reflecting a split within the opposition. The Crown Prince is holding talks with the opposition about reform.[59] The US has called for restraint, but has made no comment about whether it supports these troops,[55] while Iran has denounced the use of troops from neighbouring Gulf Arab states as "unacceptable", prompting Bahrain to recall its ambassador to Iran in protest at Tehran's "blatant interference" in its internal affairs, according to the state news agency.[60]