Senior IRGC commander killed in clash with gunmen near Iran-Pakistan border - report
- ByMAARIV, JAMES GENN, JERUSALEM POST STAFFSEPTEMBER 24, 2026 01:14A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander was killed during clashes with gunmen in southeastern Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province on Wednesday, Iranian media reported.
- Hossein Zarifi, commander of the IRGC's Shahid Sajjad Operational Headquarters in Saravan, was killed during the fighting, the IRGC Ground Forces' Quds Regional Headquarters confirmed in a statement carried by Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
- The clash took place in the Jihadabad area of Saravan, near Iran's border with Pakistan.
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- ByMAARIV, JAMES GENN, JERUSALEM POST STAFFSEPTEMBER 24, 2026 01:14A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander was killed during clashes with gunmen in southeastern Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province on Wednesday, Iranian media reported.
- Hossein Zarifi, commander of the IRGC's Shahid Sajjad Operational Headquarters in Saravan, was killed during the fighting, the IRGC Ground Forces' Quds Regional Headquarters confirmed in a statement carried by Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
- The clash took place in the Jihadabad area of Saravan, near Iran's border with Pakistan.
Sources: Jpost