Bahrain cracks down on Shia dissent as Iran war tests kingdom

While Bahrain comes under Iranian fire, some in the country have expressed sympathy with Tehran and even rejoiced over hits on US bases, prompting a crackdown mainly targeting the Shia Muslim community, activists told AFP.The crackdown risks reopening old wounds in Sunni-ruled Bahrain which is home, like neighbouring Iran, to a large Shia community that has long complained of marginalisation.