Baluch insurgency escalates in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province

· Oil & Gas · Iran

Iran's southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, along the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan, has seen a deadly flare-up of violence in recent weeks. Armed groups and Iranian security forces have clashed almost daily across the impoverished province, the site of a decades-long low-level insurgency. The escalation adds a domestic security front at a time when Iran is already contending with external pressures.

Why it matters：A widening internal security problem in a major oil-producing state can affect how Tehran manages risk around its energy exports and the wider region.

Key points

  • The province borders both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  • Armed groups and security forces have clashed almost daily in recent weeks.
  • The region has hosted a decades-long, low-level insurgency.

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