Iran Dismisses US-Led Bahrain Security Talks as "Performative Posturing"

🏛️ BAHRAIN — Iran dismisses the summit Washington needs to look credible in the Gulf. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Tehran calling Bahrain talks "performative" blocks their use as legitimacy cover for MoU compliance pressure. With frozen funds conditioned on Iranian delivery and Doha stalling, Washington built a parallel pressure track — Iran just publicly refused it. The IRGC answers to neither forum. Dismissal costs Tehran nothing and narrows diplomatic surface area before the 60-day clock expires.