Iran: At least 9 killed in attack on courthouse

DW-July26th2025

Nik Martin AFP, Reuters

Nine people were killed Saturday when unknown assailants launched a gun and grenade attack at a courthouse in southeastern Iran, local media reported.

The assault happened in the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, near the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The province frequently sees clashes between security forces and armed groups, including the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), which has demanded greater rights and autonomy for Iran’s ethnic Baloch.

What do we know about the attack?

State news agency IRNA reported that the attack targeted a courthouse in Zahedan, the capital of southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province.

Zahedan lies some 1,130 kilometers (700 miles) southeast of the capital, Tehran.

The province’s deputy police commander, Alireza Daliri, said the attackers attempted to enter the building disguised as visitors.

The assailants threw a grenade into the building, Daliri said, killing several people inside.

The dead included at least six civilians — including a mother and child — and three assailants, IRNA reported.

More than a dozen others were injured.

Citing eyewitnesses, the Baluch human rights group HAALVSH said several judiciary staff members and security personnel were killed or wounded.

IRNA said the three dead gunmen were killed in clashes with security forces following the attack.

The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan Online news site labeled the killings a “terrorist attack.”

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