The Cost of Being a Gulf Shiite After the Iran War
Shiite minorities across the Gulf find themselves accused of loyalty to Tehran and subject to security crackdowns that rights groups say reflect sectarian discrimination.


Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait launched sweeping security campaigns and arrested dozens of citizens for being traitors loyal to Iran after Tehran retaliated for U.S. Israeli strikes by launching thousands of missile and drone attacks at Gulf states. In Kuwait, security forces arrested a group accused of plotting assassinations and stripped several citizens … Continue reading The Cost of Being a Gulf Shiite After the Iran War
Shiite minorities across the Gulf find themselves accused of loyalty to Tehran and subject to security crackdowns that rights groups say reflect sectarian discrimination.