Bahrain sentences five to life on trumped-up charges of photographing 'vital facilities' for Iran
Bahrain has sentenced five individuals to life imprisonment on fabricated charges of plotting “terrorist acts” in collaboration with Iran.
The country’s public prosecution said in a statement on Tuesday that the High Criminal Court had convicted two Afghans and three Bahrainis for monitoring and photographing “vital facilities” for Iran.
“The Public Prosecution affirms that the crime of communicating with hostile foreign entities against the Kingdom of Bahrain is considered one of the most serious crimes affecting national security,” the statement said.
As part of the broader crackdown, Bahrain also revoked the citizenship of 69 people on Monday, alleging that they had “supported hostile Iranian acts.”
The Persian Gulf states have launched a coordinated anti-Iran propaganda campaign and intensified internal repression amid a sharp escalation in regional tensions following the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran.
The two enemies initiated their unprovoked war on February 28, using the territories of the Persian Gulf states, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan, to launch airstrikes against Iran.
In several instances, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf directly participated in unlawful attacks on Iranian territory.
In response to the aggression, the Iranian Armed Forces retaliated with 100 waves of missile and drone strikes targeting the Israeli-occupied territories and US bases in those countries.
Tehran has warned Persian Gulf Arab states that harassing Iranian nationals and promoting anti-Iran narratives will not absolve them from their direct responsibility for military strikes against Iran.
Last month, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it had arrested at least five members of a “terrorist network” allegedly linked to Iran and the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah.
Iranian officials have also documented cases of harassment against Iranian nationals in the UAE, including reports of property seizures.
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