Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said a “foreign plot” against Bahrain had been foiled with the help of Gulf Arab forces

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Monday that a “foreign plot” against Bahrain had been foiled with the help of Gulf Arab forces as Kuwait has joined foreign military forces invading Bahrain by sending navy units to help the government crack down on protesters.

“I here announce the failure of the plot,” Al Khalifa was quoted as telling troops in a report by state news agency BNA. Had the plot succeeded, he said, it could have spilled into neighboring states.

The king thanked troops brought in from fellow Gulf neighbors to help quell weeks of protests against his regime calling for political reform.

A number of Kuwaiti vessels docked off the Bahraini coasts with some Kuwaiti ground forces onboard, Bahrain news agency reported. The Kuwaiti ambassador in Manama said his country wants to help calm the situation in Bahrain.

However, Bahraini opposition groups have condemned the presence of foreign troops, calling it an "occupation."

Saudi Arabia has also deployed more than 1,000 troops to the country, while the UAE has dispatched around 500 police forces to assist in the violent repression of protesters.

More than 15 people have been martyred and about 1,000 injured since the start of the anti-government protests in mid-February demanding the ouster of King Hamad.

Iranian students gather outside the Bahraini Embassy in Tehran on the eve of the Persian New Year to protest the violent suppression of protesters blasting the Al Khalifa family of Bahrain and the Al Saud royal family of Saudi Arabia for the crimes they have committed against the Bahraini people this week.

Demonstrators lit candles and remained outside the embassy until the early hours of the morning on Monday, Fars News Agency reported.

Hundreds of protesters have also poured into the streets of Iraq's capital Baghdad to demand the withdrawal of Saudi and other foreign forces from the crisis-hit Bahrain.

"Here we are at your command, you, the Bahraini people until victory,” read a placard carried by the crowd. The anti-government protesters also chanted slogans against Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, and burnt American and Israeli flags.