Bahrain seeks to balance anger over Gaza with ties to Israel, US
For tiny Bahrain, home to the US Navy Fifth Fleet, close US relations are a vital bulwark against Iran, a vast Muslim Shi'ite nation across the Gulf.
Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa attends the IISS Manama Dialogue in Manama, Bahrain, November 17, 2023(photo credit: REUTERS/HAMAD I MOHAMMED)
