Iran has accused Bahrain of violating the human rights of 69 people whose citizenship it revoked for allegedly supporting Iranian attacks on the country, Al Jazeera reports.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior announced the measures on Monday, accusing the individuals whose citizenship it stripped of sympathising with Iran and “colluding with foreign entities”.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the move shows the “discriminatory approach” of Bahrain’s authorities.

“The Bahraini government cannot use these airbrushing [tactics] to distract the public opinion of this country and the region from its direct responsibility in supporting and accompanying the American-Israeli aggressors against the Iranian nation,” Baghaei says in comments carried by Iran’s IRIB broadcaster.