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04.06.26 - 15:21
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Trump Downplays Iran′s Attacks Targeting US Bases In Kuwait & Bahrain: ′They Were Slightly Provoked′ (ZeroHedge)
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Trump Downplays Iran's Attacks Targeting US Bases In Kuwait & Bahrain: 'They Were Slightly Provoked'
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
President Trump on Wednesday downplayed Iranian attacks that targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, saying they may have been "slightly provoked" since the US launched strikes against Iran beforehand.
"There's a reason for everything, and we hit them pretty hard last night," the president told reporters in the Oval Office. "Some people would say they were slightly provoked because we took a strong action for a different reason, so they were reciprocating."
Source: The White House
Iran launched the missile and drone attacks after the US bombed a commercial ship attempting to reach Iran and launched strikes on Iran's Qeshm island.
During the Iranian attack on Kuwait, a passenger terminal at Kuwait's international airport was hit, and at least one person was killed, and more than 60 were injured. Local officials said...
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10.05.26 - 21:09
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Bahrain Intensifies Crackdown On Shia Communities, Arrests Dozens Over Alleged IRGC Links (ZeroHedge)
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Bahrain Intensifies Crackdown On Shia Communities, Arrests Dozens Over Alleged IRGC Links
Via The Cradle
Bahrain's Interior Ministry announced on Saturday the arrest of 41 citizens, including multiple Shia religious leaders, over alleged ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The ministry said security services uncovered the alleged network through "investigations, security reports, and previous Public Prosecution cases related to espionage involving foreign entities." The detainees are accused of "espionage involving foreign entities and sympathy with blatant Iranian aggression."
AFP via Getty Images
Around 30 Shia Muslim clerics were among the 41 arrested, as the Gulf monarchy intensifies a campaign of raids and arrests predominantly targeting Shia religious figures and seminary teachers in Bahrain.
The arrests mark a new security escalation by Manama and form part of a continued policy of restrictions against clerics in the country. The Bahrain N...
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