Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are part of the coalition of Muslim states involved in a three-month political and economic blockade of Qatar for its alleged support of terrorism and close ties with Iran.
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On Aug. 24, Qatar snubbed its nose at the blockade by establishing diplomatic relations with Iran, which has allowed Qatar Airways to use its airspace to deliver supplies to the Qataris.
The boycotters had demanded that Qatar end all links to Iran as a condition for lifting the blockade.
The SAPRAC campaign is "to highlight the economic and political ties of adversary countries in the Middle East, and how these ties conflict with policies of human rights and anti-terrorism valued by the United States," according to its filing.
The goal is to "inform US policy and decision makers of the extent of these relationships as well as their adverse impact on global security."
Former Georgia Republican Congressman Tom Graves is representing the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, positioning the country as a reliable partner with the US.
Bridges Partners is running an influencer campaign on behalf of Israel to promote the cultural interchange between it and the US.
San Diego’s Show Faith by Works is spreading pro-Israel messaging to Christian groups in the western US on behalf of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
KNP Communications has lined up a contract to provide media training to members of Canada’s US embassy.
The firm of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale has a four-month $6M agreement for strategic communications and media services in support of Havas Media’s engagement by Israel to develop a nationwide campaign in the US to combat antisemitism.
