Hyderabad, May 9 -- In the small Gulf island of Bahrain, the nation's Ministry of Interior on Saturday, May 9, said it had arrested 41 people it alleges are part of a group affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard. It said investigations are ongoing to take further action against anyone affiliated with the group, but did not provide further details.

Bahrain is led by a Sunni Muslim monarchy, but like Iran, its population is majority Shiite. Rights groups have said that the kingdom has used the war between Iran and the United States, which bases its Fifth Fleet in the country, as an excuse to crack down on dissent at home.

A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding Saturday after the US struck two Iranian oil tankers, while the country...