Sputnik- Bahrain's assistant foreign minister called on Tehran to improve ties with all Persian Gulf states.





GENEVA (Sputnik)�� Iran should seek better relations with�all Persian Gulf states, not only Bahrain, and try to�remove all the negative factors that triggered their deterioration, Bahrain's Assistant Foreign Minister Abdulla Faisal Jabr Doseri told Sputnik on�Tuesday.
"Iran must launch an initiative to�improve relations with�the Persian Gulf states, not only with�Bahrain, and eliminate all negative factors that led to�their deterioration," Doseri said at�the sidelines of�the 34th session of�the Human Rights Council.


The relations between�Tehran and Persian Gulf states significantly deteriorated after�Iran's 1979 revolution, when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini called for�the overthrow of�the pro-US monarchs in�the Persian Gulf.


The relations are also complicated by�religious tensions, as�the majority of Iran's population are Shias, while the most Arab states are predominantly Sunni. Moreover, Iran is involved in�rivalry with�Saudi Arabia for�regional leadership.