Iranian forces kill 3, arrest 8 in southeastern border terror raid

Iranian security forces have killed three members of a terrorist team and detained eight others during an operation along the country’s southeastern borders, authorities said.

The operation, carried out jointly by Iranian intelligence agencies, the IRGC Quds Base stationed in the southeast, and Law Enforcement forces, targeted a network linked to Takfiri groups and foreign intelligence services. Officials said all those killed or detained were foreign nationals affiliated with these groups, Caliber.Az reports via Iranian media.

Authorities reported that large quantities of weapons were seized from the terrorists’ hideouts, including RPG-7 rocket launchers, American M4 rifles equipped with night vision, several AK-47 rifles with grenade launchers, and pistols.

Preliminary interrogations of the arrested suspects reportedly confirmed their involvement in a recent attack on a police checkpoint in Kerman, which killed three law enforcement officers and one civilian.

By Vugar Khalilov