“Jan 9, 2008 ... Bahrain is the last country in the Middle East with a majority Shiite population still ruled by a minority, and authoritarian, Sunni family.”
The Sunni Saudis are wasting Shiite mosques which are hubs of anti-regime activity. That is mt guess. Bahrain used to be under Iranian control 200 years ago
Bahrain and the entire region from Kuwait to Oman was called the Persian province of Bahrain at one time.