Britain will help Gulf states "push back" against aggressive regional actions by Iran, Prime Minister Theresa May told the Gulf Cooperation Council in Bahrain on Wednesday in a televised address.

The Middle East researcher at Human Rights Watch, Nicholas McGeehan, said that UK Prime Minister fired back at critics of cosy ties to Bahrain.

UK Foreign Secretary expressed his concern by the decision to dissolve the opposing Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, calling on the Bahraini government to guarantee political freedoms for all its citizens.