'Bahrain, S Arabia back US interests' http://www.rebelnews.org/politics/middle-east/826589-bahrain-s-arabia-back-us-interests

Bahraini and Saudi Arabian regimes have been committed to serving American interests in the Middle East, an Iranian lawmaker says. “Besides having economic transactions [with the US], these countries (Saudi Arabia and Bahrain) have been under the support of the US and in return they are bound to protect its (Washington's) interests in the region,” Ali Aqazade Dafsari, a member of Iranian Parliament (Majlis) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said. 

Dafsari pointed to the US Navy Fifth Fleet in Bahrain saying, the commitment of these countries to Washington is not merely limited to military issues, and they have other political and economic deals with America, icana reported on Saturday. The recent popular uprisings in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have increased their reliance on the military might of global powers, the Iranian lawmaker further added.

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