US designates Bahraini terror group linked to Iran
The outgoing US administration is continuing to pressure Iran and its allies in its final weeks in office.
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The US government designated a Bahraini organization as a terror group today, part of a push to further pressure Iran and its allies before President Donald Trump leaves office in January.
Saraya al-Mukhtar is now a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist," the State Department said in a press release. The department alleged that Mukhtar receives assistance from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and has plotted attacks on US and Bahraini officials.