At least five people were found dead and another 13 were injured in armed attack From the Sunni organization Jaya al-Antl to a courthouse in Sistan-Baluchistan province, southeast Iran.
Three perpetrators also died in the clashes that followed with security forces, as a senior IRNA police officer said. He said a mother with her child was among those killed by the armed men who threw grenade In the building in Zachendan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchistan.
In a statement posted to her Telegram account, the organization Juha al-Antl assumed responsibility for the attack and called on “all citizens to abandon the conflict area for their safety”.
Eight Killed in Terrorist Attack on Judiciary Building in Southeast Iran
At least eight people, including five civilians and three assailants, were killed in a terrorist attack on a judiciary building in Zahedan, the capital of Iran’s southeastern Sistan Baluchistan province pic.twitter.com/GJz9lniLqL— PARAMOUNT NEWS UPDATE (@ParamountU12994) July 26, 2025
In the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, near the border with Pakistan and Afghanistan, there is a minority of Sunni velvehs who denounce their economic marginalization and political exclusion.
Mass casualty incident in Iran’s Zahedan. Several fighters from Jaish al-adl Balochistan militia stormed the Courthouse targeting judges’ offices.
This is a developing story. pic.twitter.com/7g6ascqmft— Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) July 26, 2025
In this province there are often conflicts between security forces and armed organizations, including Sunni fighters and separatists who argue that they are fighting for more rights and autonomy.