The US Department of State said that the verdict issued by the cassation court in Bahrain against the opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman "narrows the space for free expression and political activity" in the country.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert welcomed what she called “successful first round of voting in Bahrain's parliamentary and municipal elections.”

In its annual report on counterterrorism and countering violent extremism in the world in 2017, the US State Department considered repression the main reason for the increase in terrorism in Bahrain.

News websites specialized in military affairs said that the United States State Department has approved sale of items and services in support of Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for the Royal Bahrain Navy Ship SABHA (FFG-90) for an estimated cost of $70 million.

The US State Department issued its annual report on international religious freedom, 2017, which comprised a chapter on Bahrain.

The US State Department report about human rights in the world said that the Bahraini government limited freedom of speech and press through active prosecution of individuals under national security laws that targeted journalists to limit speech in print and social media.

The US State Department report about human rights in the world for 2017 that was recently issued stated that the Bahraini government denied holding any political prisoners, although it acknowledged holding several dozen high-profile individuals, including leaders or prominent members of political societies and organizations and others who were publicly critical of government institutions or government actions prior to their arrests.

The US State Department annual report about human rights stated that the Bahraini government does not implement the laws against official corruption adequately. Reports indicated that some officials reportedly engaged in corrupt practices with impunity.

US State Department issued an annual report about human rights in the world for 2017. The report specialized 41 pages for Bahrain’s human rights practices in 2017.

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $300 million sale of advanced precision weapon systems to Qatar, a Pentagon agency said on Monday.

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $1.31 billion foreign military sale of self-propelled Howitzer systems and conversion equipment to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

The United States said on Friday it will open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of U.S. policy and is bound to trouble U.S. allies who have already objected.

The United States welcomes Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's return to Lebanon, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.

US Department of State said that they are closely following the case of Bahraini activist Sayed Ahmad Alwadaie’s family, reiterating their concern over information that the family’s confessions were obtained under duress.

The Kingdom of Bahrain seeks to strengthen its air force with the purchase of 19 F-16V aircraft and upgrade of 20 more F-16s in its fleet, reported United Press International (UPI).

Three Bahraini human rights organizations issued a report entitled “Chambers of Death”, which was widely received by both the human rights and media communities, having successfully and accurately documented the crimes of the national security agency.

The United States issued its annual religious freedom report on Tuesday, slamming its allies in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, for persecuting religious minorities.

Two U.S. envoys arrive in the Gulf region this week to meet with officials there to help resolve a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and four other Arab countries that has lasted for more than two months, a State Department official said on Monday.

In response to a question about detained Bahraini activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh, US Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a press conference that the “US continues to follow that case.”

US State Department expressed deep concern about the decision taken by the Bahraini authorities to dissolve the opposition party, the Wa’ad political society, and said that they are following that situation closely.