Bahrain says it has filed a formal protest with Iran over a broadcast translation that wrongly substituted Bahrain for Syria in a speech by Egypt’s president. A statement by Bahrain’s government says Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi referred to the Syrian rebels fighting an “oppressive” regime during a speech at a Tehran conference on August 30. Instead, Bahrain claims Iranian state TV replaced the word “Syria” with “Bahrain” in its Farsi translation. Morsi’s speech was an embarrassment for Iran, which is a close ally of the Syrian regime. Bahrain says the formal complaint was filed with an Iranian diplomat on September 1.
Iran Translation Sidestepped Syria: Bahrain
Bahrain says it has filed a formal protest with Iran over a broadcast translation that wrongly substituted Bahrain for Syria in a speech by Egypt’s president.
