{"id":348646,"date":"2026-10-08T21:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=348646"},"modified":"2026-10-08T21:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:54:35","slug":"armed-attacks-hit-police-and-army-in-southeast-as-tehran-puts-economic-resilience-on-a-security-footing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/armed-attacks-hit-police-and-army-in-southeast-as-tehran-puts-economic-resilience-on-a-security-footing\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Attacks Hit Police and Army in Southeast as Tehran Puts Economic Resilience on a Security Footing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An abandoned industrial machine inside the shuttered Ray Cement Factory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Iran\u2019s southeastern security picture deteriorated further on October 8, 2026, with two separate armed attacks on state forces in Sistan and Baluchestan. Mehr reported<\/a> that gunmen attacked a Nosratabad tactical-unit patrol on the Lakshak road near Zahedan, killing Third Lieutenant Vahid Enayat; police said several attackers were wounded and escaped. Hours later, Mehr reported a second attack<\/a> on a minibus carrying personnel from the Army\u2019s 88th Armored Division near Nikshahr as they changed shifts, killing Mohammad-Reza Oukati and wounding three others.<\/p>\n

The attacks followed another confrontation the previous night around the police command in Golshan\/Jalq. Tasnim said<\/a> an explosion occurred as two police teams left the command facility, followed by gunfire; police reported one attacker killed and others wounded. The precise scale remains contested, but three attacks on state security or military targets in roughly 24 hours mark a notable concentration of violence in the southeast.<\/p>\n

The security posture is also visible at the border. State television quoted the national border commander saying that \u201cperhaps 500 or 600\u201d people are arrested and expelled within a 24-hour period and are prevented from moving into the country\u2019s interior. He added that armed entrants or those deemed to have \u201csecurity objectives\u201d face a \u201cdecisive\u201d legal response.<\/p>\n

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Two police officers were killed in another armed attack in Sistan and Baluchestan.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the dollar remains near 270,000 tomans\u2014and authorities now threaten websites that publish what they call \u201cfalse\u201d exchange rates.<\/p>\n

On #WorldTeacherAppreciationDay<\/a>, 47 Iranian teachers\u2026<\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) October 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n