The US designated an Iran-backed extremist group based in Bahrain as a terrorist organization on Tuesday, citing its threat to US national security and foreign policy.Read more: Bahrain imprisons 51 people for forming terrorist group which took orders from IRGCThe Saraya al-Mukhtar group is now considered “a Specially Designated Global Terrorist,” according to a US State Department statement.Saraya al-Mukhtar reportedly receives “financial and logistic support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps” and says its goal is to depose the Bahrain government in order for Iran to exert greater influence on the country, the statement said.“The group has plotted attacks against US personnel in Bahrain and has offered cash rewards for the assassination of Bahraini officials,” the State Department said.The designation comes one day ahead of Bahrain’s National Day.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain designated Saraya al-Mukhtar a terrorist organization in June 2017.Read more:‘We can be the good guys too’: Arab heroes fight ISIS in Hollywood film ‘Mosul’US imposes sanctions on Turkey’s presidency of defense industriesRussia playing political games, stalling progress in Mediterranean: Pompeo
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US designates Iran-backed Bahrain-based group as global terror organization
