As U.S. Puts Pressure on Iran, Gulf's Religious Rift Spreads.

The article reports on the effect a geopolitical standoff between the United States and Iran is having on religious confrontations between Sunni and Shiite groups in Bahrain. Bahrain, which is ruled by a Sunni family but has a population of 70% Shiites, has seen an increase of anti-Shiite clashes in February 2007 which are believed to have been related to the standoff.