{"id":27409,"date":"2020-12-15T22:53:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T22:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/15\/us-hits-alleged-iran-backed-bahrain-group-with-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:17:24","slug":"us-hits-alleged-iran-backed-bahrain-group-with-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/12\/15\/us-hits-alleged-iran-backed-bahrain-group-with-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"US hits alleged Iran-backed Bahrain group with sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Trump administration on Tuesday slapped sanctions on an alleged Iranian-backed Shiite group in Bahrain that it accuses of trying to overthrow Bahrain\u2019s government and plotting terrorist attacks on Americans in the country, which is home to t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/12\/06\/uneasy-deterrence-reached-with-iran-says-top-us-navy-official-in-mideast\/\" target=_blank>he U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The State and Treasury departments announced the sanctions as part of an administration-wide push to ramp up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/12\/07\/iran-says-us-got-the-message-on-tense-exchanges-in-persian-gulf-after-navy-admirals-remarks\/\" target=_blank>pressure on Iran<\/a> before President Donald Trump leaves office next month. The sanctions freeze any assets the Saraya al-Mukhtar group has within U.S. jurisdictions and bar Americans from doing any business with it or its members.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/11\/17\/report-president-trump-asked-senior-leaders-about-military-options-to-strike-iran\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1179668641.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Report: President Trump asked senior leaders about military options to strike Iran<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The president has multiple means to hit Iran.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSaraya al-Mukhtar\u2019s self-described goal is to depose the Bahraini government with the intention of paving the way for Iran to exert greater influence in Bahrain,\u201d Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. \u201cThis action notifies the U.S. public and the international community that Saraya al-Mukhtar poses a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bahrain\u2019s Sunni government has long accused Iran of fomenting unrest in the country. While Iran has not directly seized or targeted a tanker in recent months as it did last year, a mine struck an oil tanker off Saudi Arabia and a cargo ship near Yemen came under assault recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/12\/06\/uneasy-deterrence-reached-with-iran-says-top-us-navy-official-in-mideast\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200831-N-KZ419-1001.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Uneasy deterrence\u2019 reached with Iran, says top US Navy official in Mideast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Vice Adm. 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