The United States representative to the Human Rights Council in Geneva expressed his country’s concern about the deteriorating human rights conditions in Bahrain, calling on Manama to respect human rights and freedom of assembly and expression.

A rocket-bearing Iranian military vessel confronted an American battleship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, the Tasnim news agency reported Sunday.

Famous American journalist Nicholas Kristof said that the last $3.8 billion arms sale package to Bahrain, which was approved by the US Department of State, will increase oppression in Bahrain.

Cultural Attaché at the Bahrain Embassy in the United States called on all Bahraini students in Florida, specifically in Miami and neighboring areas, to evacuate and move to safe areas with alert and caution.

The U.S. State Department has approved arms sales packages worth more than $3.8 billion to Bahrain including F-16 jets, upgrades, missiles and patrol boats, the Pentagon said on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would be willing to step in and mediate the worst dispute in decades among the U.S.-allied Arab states and Qatar.

An American Website specialized in the public relations stated that Bahrain has enlisted the Saudi American Public Relation Affairs Committee for a $1.2M information campaign in the US.

An Iranian drone flew close to US aircraft operating in the Gulf, US officials said Monday, in what they called an “unsafe and unprofessional” incident.

The US Navy confirmed on Saturday (August 12, 2017) that F-18 aircraft made an emergency landing at Bahrain International Airport before it departed the runaway, stressing that the pilot was not injured.

The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications Civil Aviation Affairs announced that a US F18 military aircraft undertook an emergency landing at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) at 12:40 pm on Saturday without resulting in any injuries or other damage.

Two U.S. service members were killed and five injured during combat operations in northern Iraq on Sunday, the military said, adding that initial reports indicated the incident was not due to enemy contact.

The United Nations signaled on Friday it was not responsible for controlling Yemen's main airport, dismissing a call by a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition for the world body do so.

Deputy Premier Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received US Ambassador to Bahrain William Rebuck, marking the end of his term.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that U.S. Navy ships came close to their vessels in the Gulf and shot flares.

Bahraini government’s decision to shutter al-Wasat indefinitely yet again underscores regime’s on-going assault on freedom of expression and independent media.

The US has set the stage for a fresh armed conflict ready to burst at any time in the Gulf, following the rift between Qatar and other Gulf and Arab countries.

The United States and Qatar signed an agreement on Tuesday aimed at combating the financing of terrorism, as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Doha to try to end a month-long rift between Western-allied Arab states.

The United States is increasingly concerned that a rift between Qatar and other Arab states is at an impasse and could drag on for a long time or intensify, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.

Lockheed Martin Corp's Sikorsky Aircraft Corp subsidiary was awarded a U.S. Army contract worth $3.8 billion for Black Hawk helicopters for sale to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Friday.

U.S. president Donald Trump spoke with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday to discuss the dispute between Qatar and Gulf and Arab powers who severed diplomatic and travel links with Qatar.