A major terrorist attack has taken place in Iran amid tensions with Israel. Five Iranian security personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on the Iran-Pakistan border. According to the state news agency IRNA, the killed security personnel were Baloch members of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij force. All of them were killed in Saravan City of Sistan and Baluchistan province. So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Three terrorists killed, nine arrested

News broadcast on state TV said that the Revolutionary Guard killed three terrorists and arrested nine in an operation. It was not clear in the news which terrorist group the encounter took place with. Last month, unidentified gunmen killed four people, including the head of the Revolutionary Guard.

There was a big attack in September too

In September, four border guards were killed in Sistan and Baluchistan province. Jaish al-Adl, which demands rights for the Baloch, admitted to killing an officer and two soldiers. Tensions have arisen several times between Pakistan and Iran due to terrorists operating in the Sunni-dominated province bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Sarwan area is becoming the center of clashes

According to Iran Front Page, security forces are searching for terrorists. The border area of ​​Saravan in Sistan and Baluchistan province has become the center of clashes between Iranian security forces and terrorist groups and drug smugglers in the past few years. In May, five Iranian border guards were killed in a clash between armed terrorists and anti-Islamic revolution groups in Maje-Sar, Saravan. In April, a senior Iranian police officer was killed in a terrorist attack in the south-eastern province.

Tensions continue between Israel and Iran

Tensions between Israel and Iran have been continuing since the war with Hamas and Hezbollah. Iran has attacked Israel twice in the last six months. In response, Israel attacked Iran's capital Tehran and surrounding areas with dozens of fighter planes on October 26. Now Iran has also talked about retaliation. On the other hand, America said that it will protect Israel under all circumstances. America has sent many of its planes to the Middle East.