Protesters gathered in front of Tehran University after the Friday prayers and chanted slogans against a GCC union plan which they accused of preparing the ground for Saudi Arabian unity with Bahrain.
During the 14th GCC summit that concluded in Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday, leaders of GCC members, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates ( UAE), discussed whether to establish a closer union for the six states.
Bahraini king’s media advisor Nabeel Al Hamer said on Tuesday that four of the oil-rich Gulf states had agreed to form the GCC union.
Bahrain News Agency quoted Al Hamer’s tweets as suggesting that the unification process is expected to be completed in the coming months.
Bahrain’s parliament also affirmed that joining the GCC union is a right step that will achieve security, stability and economic prosperity for its citizens and protect the region against " hostile" states such as Iran.
On Friday, the Iranian protesters issued a statement in which they called Bahraini government a "usurped government" and said that the only "real government" in Bahrain is the one elected by the Bahraini people.
The statement added that Iranian protesters condemn foreign intervention, especially that of Saudi Arabia, in Bahrain and call on Saudi forces to leave the gulf country.
Also, the statement censured what it said "the overall supports of the U.S. and British governments" to the Bahraini government.
On Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast warned that Saudi Arabia’s plan to form a GCC union leads to further crisis in Bahrain.
On Wednesday, Iran’s Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani described Saudi Arabia’s plan to annex Bahrain as a " dangerous game."
"The Westerners and Arab states have started a dangerous game after they saw that the people of Bahrain do not give up their inalienable rights throughout time," Larijani said.
He urged Riyadh and Manama to "show wisdom" and give up their conspiracies against the people of Bahrain.
