Source: IRIB

Statement by General Directorate of Intelligence of Sistan and Baluchistan:

Following the series of pre-emptive operations of the soldiers in this General Directorate, in less than 10 days, after the successful destruction of four operational cores. A mercenary affiliated with the enemies of the nation once again, an organized and monitoring cell of terrorist-Takfiri groups affiliated with the American-Zionist enemy's spy services was identified and before any harmful action, four of the operational and espionage elements of this cell with the operational participation of the fighters of the Quds base of the IRGC Ground Forces were arrested.

This announcement adds: These mercenaries, who were operating under the cover of Takfiri terrorist groups based in the region, had the mission of identifying senior military commanders and headquarters of the police command and the IRGC in the southern regions of the province for terrorist acts, planning subversive and terrorist operations against civilian infrastructure providing services to people in Rask, Kanarak and Chabahar. They were responsible for smuggling weapons and ammunition for other teams of groups in the southern cities and military training to newly recruited elements.

It is stated in this announcement: The arrested members have a documented history of terrorist operations in 2026 in the province, and 9 Kalashnikov weapons and 2,000 cartridges were seized from one of the safe houses belonging to the said team.

Iranian police arrest 4 members of a Sistan & Balochistan seperatist group, seizing 9 AK-47's & around 2,000 cartridges