Crackdown on Shiites in Bahrain continues; Shiite clerics detained
Tehran - BORNA - In a statement published by the official Bahrain News Agency (BNA), the Bahraini Ministry of Interior alleged that security forces had identified an organization associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the ideology of "Wilayat al-Faqih."
The statement announced that 41 core members of the team have been detained, with investigations and judicial proceedings currently underway. Bahraini authorities further alleged that the case involves charges such as "communication with foreign entities" and "sympathy for Iranian aggression."
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior stated that security operations and investigations are ongoing to identify other individuals connected to the case, and legal action will be taken if further links are proven.
Simultaneously, Bahraini sources and activists reported that Al-Khalifa regime security forces have detained several prominent Shiite clerics, including Jamil al-A'ali, Mahmoud al-A'ali, Radhi al-Qaffas, and Jassim al-Mu'min, transferring them to an unknown location. According to these reports, the families of the detainees have received no information regarding their whereabouts or condition. Activists have described these arrests as having political and sectarian dimensions.
Over the years, the Al-Khalifa regime has repeatedly leveled baseless accusations regarding links between Bahraini opposition groups and the Islamic Republic of Iran—claims that Iran has categorically rejected, consistently denying any interference in Bahrain's internal affairs.
Notably, since the onset of the aggression against Iran by the U.S. and the Zionist regime, supported by certain regional countries, a wave of political pressure has been directed at Bahraini citizens under vague charges of "sympathizing" with Iran.
Last week, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei condemned the Bahraini authorities' approach of imposing inhumane punishments, such as revoking citizenship. During a press briefing, he noted: "The Bahraini government's action in stripping citizens of their nationality on the pretext of sympathizing with the Islamic Republic and expressing hatred for U.S. and Israeli crimes against the Iranian nation is a gross violation of human rights and a sign of a discriminatory approach by the rulers toward their own people."
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson concluded that the Bahraini government cannot divert public opinion at home or in the region from its direct responsibility in supporting and accompanying U.S.-Israeli aggressors against the Iranian people through such fabrications.
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