Bahrain sentenced nine people to life in prison for alleged hostile and terrorist acts carried out in cooperation with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Two additional defendants received three-year prison terms for alleged collaboration with the IRGC involving terrorist and espionage activities. Prosecutors said some defendants photographed vital and strategic sites in Bahrain for the IRGC, while others facilitated transfers of funds from Iran to Bahrain, including through cryptocurrency transactions, to finance operations. Authorities also alleged recruitment of people inside Bahrain to support plans. The convictions followed an intensified crackdown on individuals accused of ties to Tehran, including arrests beginning in March, further detentions, and citizenship stripping of more than 60 people for alleged support of Iranian attacks and collusion with foreign entities.
"Bahrain has sentenced nine people to life in prison for carrying out what authorities describe as hostile and terrorist acts in cooperation with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Two other defendants were also jailed for three years each after being convicted of collaborating with the IRGC in what prosecutors described as terrorist and espionage activities, state media reported on Sunday."
"Prosecutors said some of the defendants photographed vital and strategic sites in Bahrain on behalf of the IRGC. Others were accused of facilitating the transfer of funds from Iran to Bahrain, including through cryptocurrency transactions, to finance the operations. Authorities also alleged that individuals inside the country were recruited to support some of the plans."
"Bahrain began arresting individuals allegedly linked to Iran in March, shortly after the conflict began. Earlier this month, authorities detained a further 41 people. Less than two weeks later, more than 60 people were stripped of their citizenship for allegedly supporting Iranian attacks on Bahrain and colluding with foreign entities."
"The London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy described the move as dangerous and said it constituted a clear violation of international law. Other Gulf states have also arrested individuals accused of cooperating with Iran. Last month, the United Arab Emirates said it had dismantled a group allegedly planning t"
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