Bahrain will not attend Gulf meeting with Iran on Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI: Bahrain said on Saturday that it would not take part in a proposed meeting between Gulf states and Iran in Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz until diplomatic relations between Manama and Tehran had been restored. Citing Iranian attacks on infrastructure across the Gulf, the Bahraini foreign ministry said that regional security and stability “cannot be built by overlooking attacks, nor secured by remaining silent about their consequences or through a policy of appeasement.” It pointed