1.  Both Iran, a Shiite Muslim state, and the Afghan Taliban, who are mostly Sunni Muslims, deny this.

2.  The government of the Gulf island nation says the violent campaign is a terrorist conspiracy instigated by Shiite Iran across the Gulf to turn Bahrain into a Shiite state.

3.  The government says the violent campaign is a cover for a terrorist conspiracy instigated by Shiite Iran across the Gulf to turn Bahrain into a Shiite state.

4.  The government says the demands are a coverup for a terrorist conspiracy to set up a Shiite state in Bahrain.

5.  The government says the demands are a cover-up for a terrorist conspiracy to set up a Shiite state in Bahrain.

6.  The government charges their campaign is a cover for a terrorist conspiracy instigated by Iran to set up a Shiite state in Bahrain.

7.  The government, dominated by the rival Sunni sect, says the campaign is a cover-up for a terrorist conspiracy to set up a Shiite state in Bahrain.

8.  The opposition wants political reform, but the government accuses it of conspiring with Iran to set up a Shiite Islamic state.

9.  The opposition says it wants political reform, but the government accuses it of conspiring with Iran to set up a Shiite Islamic state in the tiny island nation.

10.  Iran is a predominantly Shiite Moslem state.