The Al-Khalifa regime in Bahrain accuses 69 D-teens, 60 of whom are Shia scholars, of "scheming the state", acting on behalf of the Islamic Republic in the midst of the American war in Iran.
￭ The verdict, given on February 8, 2026, led to the arrests on May 9 of dozens of researchers, accusing them of "scheming the state".
￭ In an interview with VPol, the Bahraini exile activist Ali al-Faiz says that "the regime is putting an entire religious institution on trial" in the service of a "long-term project to reshape Islam" supported by the West.
￭ Bahrain hosts several key US military and intelligence sites, including the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, which is currently under construction.