US should take steps against Iran-backed terror cells in Bahrain The United States’ incomplete list of Iran-backed terrorist cells in Bahrain is a stain on multilateral relations, says Varsha Koduvayur, Senior Research Analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (‘FDD’) in a recent paper. Alongside co-author Caleb Weiss, Koduvayur sets out a plea to the government in anticipation of the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran in November. Koduvayur says that while the US government has taken some steps – citing the decision to officially deem al-Ashtar Brigades a terrorist organisation in July of this year – it should take...
Tank Talk issue 73
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