Bahrain rounds up dozens over alleged links to Iran’s IRGC
Summary
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced it arrested 41 people accused of being part of a group linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The arrests relate to investigations of spying and support for Iranian attacks during the recent war involving Israel and the United States.Key Facts
- Bahrain arrested 41 individuals accused of links to Iran’s IRGC.
- Legal proceedings are ongoing against those arrested.
- The arrests connect to earlier investigations on espionage and support for Iran’s attacks in the recent Middle East conflict.
- Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Gulf neighbors, including Bahrain, damaging U.S. military sites.
- Bahrain previously arrested other suspected IRGC spies and revoked citizenship of 69 people accused of supporting Iran.
- The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy criticized Bahrain’s citizenship revocations as violations of international law.
- Other Gulf countries, like the UAE, also arrested Iran-linked groups amid the conflict.
- A fragile US-Iran ceasefire remains in place, though tensions continue, with President Trump warning of possible stronger military actions if negotiations fail.
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