Bahrain ordered an Iranian diplomat to be deported Monday, accusing the embassy officer of being involved in a spy ring uncovered by Kuwait last year. The expulsion came as tensions ramped up between Iran and its Mideast Gulf Arab neighbors (IOD Apr.13, p7). "Iranian embassy second secretary Hujutallah Rahmani has been declared persona non grata and ordered to leave Bahrain within 72 hours," according to a statement released by the official Bahrain News Agency.
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