Bahrain

Bahrain suspended flights to Lebanon, Iran and Iraq on March 23, in what might be the clearest indication yet of how the country's political crisis is raising sectarian tensions throughout the region. Indeed, the decision to stop flights to Lebanon came on the heels of Hizbullah coming out in support of the Shi'a protestors in Manama, with the Bahraini government claiming that its nationals were no longer safe. Going forward, we stress that the risks of a further breakdown in diplomatic relations between Manama and Lebanon, Iran, and Iraq are a distinct

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