Washington, D.C., Dec 15, 2020, SPA -- The US State Department has designated "Saraya Al-Mukhtar" as a global terrorist group, due to its terrorist acts that threaten the national security and foreign policy of the United States. In press release issued today, the spokesperson of office of the US State Department said that Saraya Al-Mukhtar is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, and receives financial and logistical support from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The statement indicated that the goal of Saraya Al-Mukhtar, was to depose the Bahraini government, in order to pave the way for Iran to have greater influence in Bahrain, indicating that the organization had planned attacks against US individuals in Bahrain and offered financial rewards to assassinate Bahraini officials. --SPA 22:01 LOCAL TIME 19:01 GMT 0027 www.spa.gov.sa/w1468357