AFP: The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council on Monday protested at what it termed "contradictory" signals coming from Iran since its nuclear accord struck with world powers last week.

Reuters: May 13 An Iranian-owned bank based in Bahrain has appealed a decision by local authorities to place it in administration, in a case showing the vulnerability of Iran's business interests in the Gulf as political tensions rise.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, stated that the Saudi intervention in Bahrain left hundreds of people dead and injured and others arrested, stressing that Riyadh's actions of besieging Yemen will not pass without retaliation.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham expressed concern over the extension of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman's imprisonment, stressing that "these procedures will not help settling the problems in Bahrain."

Bahrain's First High Criminal Court postponed the trial of the defendant (25 years old) who was caught in possession of 6 weapons and ammunition as well as fireworks until May 6. The defendant claimed that he obtained these arms because of his fear of a war with Iran.