Bahrain orders citizens to leave Lebanon

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Bahrain ordered its citizens in Lebanon to "leave immediately" Sunday after the country's prime minister resigned in a sudden televised address, citing Iranian meddling in Lebanese and regional affairs.

Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said citizens were banned from traveling to Lebanon, as well.

Bahrain is a bellwether nation for the Saudi Arabia-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council and often the first to announce sanctions and travel bans, usually targeting countries seen as close to Iran.