Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says the Bahraini government’s move to revoke the citizenship of dozens of nationals on unjustified pretexts is a serious human rights violation, IRNA reports.

The Bahraini government’s action of stripping Bahraini citizens of their nationality under the pretext of sympathising with the Iranian nation and expressing hatred for US and Israeli crimes against Iranians constitutes a gross violation of human rights, he said.

The measure is a sign of the discriminatory approach of the country’s rulers toward their own people, the official noted.

Bahraini officials had earlier announced that the citizenship of dozens of people in the country was revoked due to their support for Iran during the war imposed by the US and Israel.