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Press Release | March 6, 2026

Bahrain, UK, U.S. Hold Virtual C-SIPA Defence Working Group Meeting

USCENTCOM

TAMPA, Fla. – On March 5, representatives from the Kingdom of Bahrain, United Kingdom, and United States held a virtual meeting for the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (C-SIPA) - Defence Working Group.

The meeting included HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, National Security Advisor, Secretary General of the Supreme Defence Council of the Kingdom of Bahrain; Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom; and Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command.

Leaders discussed the current regional security environment and the Iranian regime’s deliberate aggression and attacks on innocent civilians across the Middle East. They also expressed the importance of working together to ensure peace and stability.