Sistan-Baluchestan

2025-05-24 17:48

Parthian mural excavated from southwest Iran reveals artistic innovation

TEHRAN – A rare Parthian-era wall painting, being kept at the National Museum of Iran, reveals sophisticated artistry and enduring secrets.

2025-05-10 17:53

Paleolithic evidence discovered on Iran’s Makran coast

TEHRAN - A team of archaeologists, led by Dr. Morteza Hessari, has succeeded in discovering stone artifacts from the Paleolithic era on the Makran coast in Sistan-Baluchestan province.

2025-03-14 17:57

Exhibit of Iranian handicrafts on sidelines of joint naval drill with Russia and China

TEHRAN – An exhibition showcasing Iranian handicrafts was held on the sidelines of the joint naval drill conducted by Iran, Russia, and China in the Sea of Oman.

2025-03-09 23:04

Security forces dismantle 2 terror cells, arrest 18 militants in SE Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian security forces have dismantled two terrorist cells in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, arresting 18 militants before they could carry out planned attacks.

2025-03-08 13:37

Sistan-Baluchestan province records lowest inflation rate

TEHRAN – A review of the data released by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) shows that Sistan-Baluchestan province with 23.6 percent recorded the lowest inflation rate in the twelve-month period that ended on February 20, which marks the end of the eleventh Iranian calendar month Bahman.

2025-03-02 21:10

Four dead as terrorists strike southeastern Iran after months of quiet

TEHRAN – Four people were killed in two separate attacks in Iran’s southeastern region on Saturday as terrorists seem to have ramped up attacks after a period of heavy crackdown by Iran’s military and security forces.

2025-03-02 18:08

Beris Port: a breathtaking haven for nature and maritime lovers

TEHRAN – Beris Port (Bander-e Beris) is a picturesque yet largely undiscovered travel destination in southeast Iran.

2025-03-01 21:30

Two Basij members killed in terrorist attack in SE Iran

TEHRAN – The Public Relations Office of the Quds Base of the IRGC Ground Forces has confirmed the martyrdom of two members of Iran’s Basij voluntary forces in Saravan County following a terrorist attack.

2025-02-28 21:51

Foreign-backed agents behind terror plots in SE Iran: intelligence minister

TEHRAN – Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib says the foreign adversaries are attempting to destabilize the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan by using "imported elements" to fuel insecurity.

2025-02-25 22:51

Security forces neutralize terrorist threat in SE Iran, arrest six suspects

TEHRAN – Iranian security forces have conducted a major counterterrorism operation in Chabahar, resulting in the arrest of six suspected militants and the elimination of one terrorist.

2025-01-19 18:50

UNESCO-registered Rabab instrument rooted in Eastern Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan, official says

TEHRAN — The head of the Department for Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Alireza Izadi, has emphasized that the Rabab, a traditional musical instrument, has ancient and valuable roots in the eastern part of Iran, particularly in Sistan-Baluchestan province.

2025-01-17 22:34

IRGC announces arrest of 15 terrorists in SE Iran

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has apprehended 15 terror suspects in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.

2025-01-10 22:13

Pezeshkian revisits Sistan and Baluchestan province with a development agenda

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during his third provincial tour since assuming office, visited the southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on Thursday.

2025-01-10 15:25

Projects inaugurated in president, ministers visit to Sistan-Baluchestan

TEHRAN - President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Chabahar port city for a two-day visit to the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, his second trip to the region in less than two months.

2025-01-10 14:48

Hundreds of classrooms to be constructed in Sistan-Baluchestan

TEHRAN –To expand the educational space in Sistan-Baluchestan province, the administration has allocated 20 trillion rilas (almost $30 million) to construct 3,000 classrooms in the underdeveloped province.

2025-01-08 21:47

Iranian police thwart armed attack on Zahedan station

TEHRAN – Iranian police in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province announced Tuesday that they had thwarted an attempted attack on a police station in Zahedan.

2025-01-01 17:31

Iran pursues ICESCO heritage status for ancient port

TEHRAN - The ancient port of Tis, situated in Chabahar county in southeastern Iran, is set to be registered on the Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) cultural heritage list.

The Great Museum of Zahedan is seen in the foreground

2024-12-27 17:19

Relics recently unearthed in southern Sistan unveiled

TEHRAN - The unveiling ceremony of ancient discoveries from southern Sistan, a vast region in Sistan-Baluchestan province, was held Thursday at the Great Museum of Zahedan, attracting local officials and cultural heritage enthusiasts.

2024-12-21 22:28

IRGC intelligence neutralizes takfiri terrorist cell in western Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces announced Saturday the dismantling of a Salafist terrorist cell in Kermanshah province, western Iran.

2024-11-25 13:12

Trade via Sistan-Baluchestan hits 1.9m tons in 8 months

TEHRAN - Nearly 2.0 million tons of goods were traded through the customs terminals and border markets of Sistan-Baluchestan province during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-November 20), according to a senior provincial official.

2024-11-23 21:56

76 terrorists neutralized since start of ongoing IRGC drill in SE Iran

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has killed or detained at least 76 suspected terrorists during a major counter-terrorism military exercise in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

2024-11-20 22:50

Sistan and Baluchestan counter-terrorism drill: IRGC announces new successes

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force announced the elimination of three terrorists and the arrest of six more during an ongoing counter-terrorism exercise in Iran's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, bordering Pakistan.