Bahrain Foreign Minister: Iran is real danger on region

CAIRO – 6 November 2017: “We know well that Iran is the real danger in the region and its actions confirm that we must confront it,” said Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the kingdom of Bahrain on his official account on Twitter.

نعي تماما ان جمهورية ايران ، بحزبها و حشدها و عصائبها ، هي الخطر الحقيقي على المنطقة بأسرها . و افعالها تؤكد ضرورة كبحها و إزالة خطرها

— خالد بن ‏أحمد (@khalidalkhalifa) ٦ نوفمبر، ٢٠١٧

Khalifa also mourned the death of the deputy governor of Saudi Arabia's southern Asir province, Mansour bin Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and several colleagues who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

نعزي خادم الحرمين الشريفين و ولي عهده الأمين و صاحب السمو الملكي الامير مقرن بن عبدالعزيز و الشعب السعودي . اللهم ارحمه و اسكنه فسيح جنانك pic.twitter.com/Ye09r8GPAL

— خالد بن ‏أحمد (@khalidalkhalifa) ٦ نوفمبر، ٢٠١٧

Khalifa prayed to god to to save Bahrain and the Arab region and to safeguard king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

اللهم احفظ و وفق مليكنا في ما يسعى اليه من خير و أمن و استقرار لبلادنا البحرين و للمنطقة

— خالد بن ‏أحمد (@khalidalkhalifa) ٦ نوفمبر، ٢٠١٧

Local newspaper Okaz reported the helicopter went down while officials were taking a tour of an area near the coast in Asir, which borders Yemen, adding that the reports did not elaborate on the cause of the crash.