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The Kingdom of Bahrain has retained Sonoran Policy Group, a DC-based firm with close ties to the Trump White House, to facilitate meetings and interactions with US policymakers.
The one-year agreement, which went into effect Feb. 26, also calls on SPG to "perform additional duties on an agreed-upon basis."
The firm will receive $500K in fees over the next year.
Sunni-led Bahrain, a frequent target of human rights officials, has been cracking down on dissent from its Shiite majority population since 2016.
The government on March 3 said security forces rounded up 116 members of an armed network backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard that was plotting to overthrow the government.
Bahrain, which is a close ally of Saudi Arabia, is part of the blockade imposed on Qatar for its alleged ties with Iran, a Shiite majority nation.
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