Bahrain Mirror: A website specialized in public relations news confirmed that 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 website said that the one-year agreement, went into effect Feb. 26, and called on SPG to "perform additional duties on an agreed-upon basis."

The firm will receive $500K in fees over the next year, the website revealed.

It added that the Sunni-led Bahrain, a frequent target of human rights officials, has been cracking down on dissent from its Shiite majority population since 2016.

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