Bahrain: Iran translation sidestepped Syria

MANAMA: Bahrain says it has filed a formal protest with Iran over a broadcast translation that wrongly substituted Bahrain for Syria in a speech by Egypt’s president.
A statement by Bahrain’s government says Egypt’s President Muhammad Mursi referred to the Syrian rebels fighting an “oppressive” regime during a speech at a Tehran conference Thursday.
Instead, Bahrain claims Iranian state TV replaced the word “Syria” with “Bahrain” in its Farsi translation.
Mursi’s speech was an embarrassment for Iran, which is a close ally of the Syrian regime.
Bahrain says the formal complaint was filed Saturday with an Iranian diplomat.