{"id":348459,"date":"2026-09-30T19:58:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=348459"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:58:47","slug":"three-explosions-rock-zahedan-on-bloody-friday-anniversary-as-inflation-nears-90-and-rial-slides-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/three-explosions-rock-zahedan-on-bloody-friday-anniversary-as-inflation-nears-90-and-rial-slides-further\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Explosions Rock Zahedan on Bloody Friday Anniversary as Inflation Nears 90% and Rial Slides Further"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Basij paramilitary forces patrol the streets at night amid heightened security crackdowns across Iranian cities \u2013 July 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Three powerful explosions were reported in Zahedan on September 30, the fourth anniversary of the city\u2019s \u201cBloody Friday\u201d massacre, adding a new security incident to a week already marked by armed clashes in neighboring IranShahr<\/a>. Local sources reported three blasts in Zahedan\u2019s Jomhouri district, around Police Station 19, and published images from the area. State media confirmed that an explosion had been heard there. Zahedan Governor Jamshid Rakhshani-Nasab described it as involving a \u201csonic object\u201d but said its origin and cause remained under investigation. No credible source had established responsibility or a motive by publication time.<\/p>\n

The timing is nevertheless significant. September 30 marks the 2022 crackdown known as Bloody Friday, when security forces opened fire following Friday prayers in Zahedan.<\/p>\n

Commemorative activity had already been reported before Wednesday\u2019s explosions. Opposition sources documented dozens of actions in cities across Iran marking Bloody Friday, while Resistance Units in Zahedan had displayed banners and placards honoring those killed. These activities should not be conflated with Wednesday\u2019s blasts, for which responsibility remains unverified.<\/p>\n

Inflation Approaches 90% as the Central Bank Intervenes<\/h2>\n

While security tensions remained acute in the southeast, new official statistics exposed a rapidly deteriorating economic picture. The Statistical Center of Iran said point-to-point inflation reached 89.8%<\/a> in September, up from August, while monthly inflation stood at 4.2% and annual inflation at 73.6%. In other words, an average household paid almost 90% more than a year earlier for the same basket of goods and services.<\/p>\n

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Students in Iran are putting tuition, inflation, unemployment, compulsory #hijab<\/a> and political repression into the same slogans\u2014as the dollar hits a new record and retirees again take to the streets.
The lines between economic, social and political discontent are fading.
Today\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) September 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n