Bahrain arrests 41 in IRGC-linked network

Bahrain's Interior Ministry announced on Saturday the arrest of 41 individuals accused of belonging to a network linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, with investigations tying the group to espionage and support for Iranian operations.

The ministry stated that security agencies uncovered the organization during probes by the public prosecutor into cases of espionage on behalf of foreign entities and expressions of sympathy for Iranian actions. Legal proceedings against the detainees are underway, and authorities are continuing searches to identify additional suspects involved in the network or related violations of Bahraini law. Specific charges and details about the suspects' identities or the timing of the arrests were not disclosed.

The detentions occur amid heightened regional tensions following a war that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. Iran responded by launching thousands of missiles and drones at Gulf neighbors, including Bahrain, which hosts a major U.S. military base. Those attacks caused significant damage to U.S. sites in the kingdom. A fragile ceasefire, initially agreed on April 8 through Pakistani mediation and later...