http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/10/us-slaps-terror-designation-on-iran-linked-group-in-bahrain.html
US
slaps terror designation on Iran-linked group in Bahrain
By SUSANNAH GEORGE | Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The United States
designated a Shiite militant group in Bahrain as a foreign terrorist
organization Tuesday to ramp up pressure on Iran.
The al-Ashtar Brigades are "yet
another in a long line of Iranian-sponsored terrorists who kill on behalf of a
corrupt regime," Nathan Sales, the coordinator for counterterrorism at the
State Department, said in a statement detailing the designation.
The militant group has been critical of a
violent crackdown by Bahrain's Sunni-led government on a 2011 Shiite-led
uprising.
It has since claimed responsibility for a
number of bombings and attacks in Bahrain, including two that killed police.
The designation, which prohibits Americans
or U.S. companies from doing business with the group, is the latest Trump administration
effort to increase pressure on Tehran after pulling out of the 2015 nuclear
accord.
During a short trip to the United Arab
Emirates Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. is on a
mission to convince Iran its behavior "is unacceptable and has a real high
cost for them."
Iran supports a number of armed groups
across the Middle East including Hezbollah in Lebanon, armed forces propping up
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and powerful armed groups in Iraq who fought
against the so-called Islamic State there.
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