Bahrain arrests 41 people over Iran’s IRGC links

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9 May 2026 • 7:06 PM MYT
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Bahrain’s interior ministry says 41 individuals arrested are linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, with investigations involving sympathy with Iranian attacks.

DUBAI: Bahrain’s interior ministry said on ⁠Saturday it had arrested 41 ​people it said ‌were linked to ​Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the state news agency reported.

The ​ministry said security authorities ⁠uncovered ‌a group linked ​to ​Iran’s IRGC, ​adding that investigations by the public prosecutor had also involved cases ‌related to sympathy with Iranian attacks.

Iran fired at targets in Bahrain and other ⁠Gulf ‌Arab states where the U.S. has military bases ​after the U.S. ​and ​Israel launched a war ‌against ​Iran on February 28.