Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Saturday that a terrorist team was dismantled in a joint operation in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, resulting in the deaths of two of its members.
The Quds Base of the IRGC Ground Forces said the group had been identified through intelligence monitoring and was planning terrorist operations against predetermined targets in the province before it was struck.
The operation underscores the ongoing security challenges in Iran's southeastern border region, which has long faced militant and cross-border threats. The involvement of multiple agencies reflects a coordinated national security response aimed at disrupting planned attacks before they could be carried out.
The announcement also carries broader geopolitical weight, as Iranian authorities have linked the neutralized group to foreign adversaries.
The operation was carried out following intelligence monitoring and involved three main entities working together:
The Quds Base described the outcome as a decisive blow, with two members of the terrorist team killed during the operation.
Sistan and Balouchestan Province, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has experienced recurring security incidents involving armed groups operating across the frontier. Iranian security forces, including the IRGC Ground Forces, have conducted repeated operations in the area to counter what authorities describe as terrorist and separatist activities.
The Quds Base is one of the IRGC Ground Forces' regional commands responsible for security operations in the eastern part of the country. Its public announcements typically follow completed operations against groups accused of planning or carrying out attacks within Iranian territory.
According to the Quds Base statement, the terrorist team was affiliated with the Zionist regime and what Iranian authorities referred to as the "terrorist US regime." The statement added that the group had intended to carry out terrorist acts in the province in coordination with what it described as the US war.
The announcement did not provide the names of the killed individuals, the exact location of the operation, or the specific targets the group had allegedly planned to attack.
Iranian authorities have confirmed the completion of the operation and the killing of two team members. No additional information has been released regarding whether other members of the group remain at large or whether further operations are planned in connection with this case.
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