Bahrain on Monday announced it is joining a U.S.-led military coalition to provide safe passage for shipping around the Persian Gulf and Yemen. The news came during the visit by Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, chief of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), to the Bahraini capital Manama. The Bahraini government said in a statement that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa assured McKenzie of his country's participation in the joint effort to preserve ...