Sistan and Baluchestan

Iran hit by floods

Iran hit by floods

Iran experienced heavy snowfalls, which subsequently led to serious flooding. The province of Sistan and Baluchestan in the southeast of Iran was especially affected, where houses and infrastructure were under water.

Senior IRGC officer killed near Pakistani border

Senior IRGC officer killed near Pakistani border

A senior officer of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and his two guards were killed by unidentified assailants in Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province on January 17, state media reported.  The …

Pakistan launches strikes against Iran's Saravan - report

Pakistan launches strikes against Iran's Saravan - report

The sounds of explosions have been heard near the city of Saravan in Iran this morning, the Mehr news agency reported citing Sistan-Baluchistan official Alireza Marhamati. According to the agency, blasts rocked …

Sandstorm in Iran: Hundreds injured

Sandstorm in Iran: Hundreds injured

A powerful sandstorm broke out in the southeastern part of Iran, the details of the natural disaster are reported by rescuers. The disaster is raging in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan. The number of casualties exceeds 700.

Clash reported between Iranian and Afghan border guards

Clash reported between Iranian and Afghan border guards

A clash took place between the Taliban (the movement outlawed in Russia) and Iranian border guards at the Milak border of Hirmand city, located in the north of Sistan and Baluchistan province. An informed source said that …

Train derailment kills 5 people in Iran

Train derailment kills 5 people in Iran

At least 5 people have been killed and 92 injured as the result of a train derailment in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province. The incident took place yesterday, as the train with some 250 passengers was on a 1,500-kilometer …

 EU condemns terror attack in Iran

EU condemns terror attack in Iran

The European Union has condemned the terrorist attack in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province that led to numerous casualties. There can be no justification for such an outrageous act of terror. The European Union expresses …

Four dead amid explosion in Iran's Chabahar

Four dead amid explosion in Iran's Chabahar

Four people have been killed and several more injured following a car bomb explosion in the largest port city in Sistan-and-Balochistan province, Chabahar. The blast near Chabahar's police headquarters on Shahid Rigi Boulevard …

Militants kidnap 14 Iranian security personnel - media

Militants kidnap 14 Iranian security personnel - media

Militants have abducted 14 Iranian security personnel near the Pakistan border, Iranian media reported. The reports cited an unnamed but informed source as saying two of abducted are members of the powerful Revolutionary Guard's …

Sandstorm in Iran injures 145 people

Sandstorm in Iran injures 145 people

A total of 145 people asked for medical attention in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan Province due to the respiratory problems caused by sandstorm, the provincial head of the local crisis management body in the province Abdol Rahman …

Iran kills terrorist group in southeastern province

Iran kills terrorist group in southeastern province

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismantled a Takfiri terrorist group in the southeastern province of Sistan-and-Baluchestan, killing and wounding a number of the terrorists. The IRGC's Qods Headquarters …

Two terrorists killed in southeastern Iran

Two terrorists killed in southeastern Iran

Iranian security forces have killed two terrorists and arrested five others in the southeast of the country, Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said. According to him, security forces killed two terrorists …

Gas line explosion in Iran kills two people

Gas line explosion in Iran kills two people

A gas line explosion in southeastern Iran has killed two people, state broadcaster IRIB reported on its website on Monday. The gas line between the cities of Bazman and Zahedan in Sistan and Baluchestan province exploded during a test, …