IRAN denied Bahrain’s claims that it was behind the bombing of an oil pipeline in the Gulf island emirate, branding them “childish” yesterday.

“The only things the Bahraini authorities have learned is to accuse Iran following any incident in the country,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi.

“They should be aware that the time of such baseless and fake claims and projections and childish finger-pointing is long over.”