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Iran police vow vengeance for killing of border guards

mahla — Mon, 22 May 2023 20:16:17 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) –The deputy police commander of Iran on Monday expressed the force’s will to exact revenge for the deaths of border guards in a terrorist incident in Pakistan’s southeast Sistan-Baluchestan Province.

Brigadier General Qasem Rezaei made the comments two days after five border guards lost their lives in battles with armed terrorists and anti-Islamic Revolution forces in Saravan County.

Rezaei gave a speech at the memorial service for the border guards in Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan-Baluchestan, in which he forewarned those who have been duped into joining the enemies that they “will definitely get a decisive and firm response wherever it is necessary.”

He said, “Police forces are more resolute today, and you will hear reports of the retaliation in the near future.”

The deputy police commander further stressed that such instances will not sever ties between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, since the three countries have long-standing ties.

He stated, “Pakistan has sent a message, indicating it would deal firmly with the terrorist attack’s perpetrators and that it is the last message.”

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Iranian Police Trying to Repatriate Abducted Border Guards from Pakistan

reporter 1222 — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:38:48 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The commander of the Iranian Border Police said a series of negotiations have been held with Pakistani security authorities to secure the release of the Iranian border guards abducted at a border post and taken into Pakistan back in 2018.

Speaking to reporters in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Wednesday, Brigadier General Ahmadali Goodarzi said negotiations have been held with Pakistan’s internal security agency about two Iranian border guards who have been held hostage by the so-called Jaish-ul-Adl terrorist group since October 2018.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Border Police are engaged in consultations with Pakistan to bring the border guards back home, he added.

Pakistani-based terrorists kidnapped 14 Iranian forces at a border post in the Mirjaveh region in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan in October 2018.

The Iranian military forces along the southeastern border areas are frequently attacked by terrorist groups coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Tehran has frequently asked the two neighbors to step up security at the common border to prevent terrorist attacks on Iranian forces.

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Iranian General Urges Pakistan to Push for Release of Abducted Guards

reporter 1222 — Tue, 12 May 2020 07:28:39 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri called on Pakistan to push for the release of three Iranian border guards who had been kidnapped at a border post and taken into Pakistan.

In a telephone conversation with Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday, Major General Baqeri called on the Pakistani Army officials to take decisive action for the release of three Iranian border guards who have been held hostage by the so-called Jaish-ul-Adl terrorist group since October 2018.

The top Iranian general also stressed the need for the two Muslim neighbors to strengthen security measures along the common border to prevent the terrorist groups and the common enemies from upsetting security at the border.

Major General Baqeri then pointed to the growing trend in the brotherly ties between the armed forces of the two countries and voiced Iran’s preparedness to enhance “defense-economic cooperation” with Pakistan.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa, for his part, gave a brief report on Pakistan’s measures to construct barriers along the common border with Iran.

He also called for closer military cooperation with Iran and the exchange of experts to ensure border security and prevent terrorist activities along the common borders.

Pakistani-based terrorists kidnapped 14 Iranian forces at a border post in Mirjaveh region in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan in October 2018.

The Iranian military forces along the southeastern border areas are frequently attacked by terrorist groups coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Tehran has frequently asked the two neighbors to step up security at the common border to prevent terrorist attacks on Iranian forces.

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Iran Rejects Reports on Harirud Incident

reporter 1222 — Thu, 07 May 2020 06:01:47 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, once again rejected reports on the incident claiming that the country’s border guards forced Afghan migrants to cross Harirud River.

“As earlier stated by various Iranian officials, the Islamic Republic strongly denies the reports that Iranian border guards have forced a number of Afghan citizens to cross Harirud River, causing an incident for them,” Seyed Abbas Mousavi said on Wednesday.

“Despite the fact that the issue has nothing to do with Iran, due to the request of Afghan officials, the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic sent an official note to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Tehran on Wednesday, announcing the readiness of Tehran to work jointly with the Afghan side to investigate the allegations,” he added.

“This was done due to the brotherly ties based on the principles of goodwill and good neighborliness between the two countries,” Mousavi said.

He also stated that Iran considers its borders with Afghanistan as the borders of peace and friendship, highlighting its determination to continue the friendly and brotherly relations with Afghanistan based on mutual respect.

Afghan news media had reported that about 50 Afghan migrants crossing into Iran illegally had been beaten and thrown into a river. Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday said an inquiry had been launched.

In Similar remarks on Sunday, the spokesman expressed sympathy with the families of the victims, and said, “This incident has occurred on Afghan soil, and the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Border Police has denied that any happening in relation to this has taken place on the soil of our country.”

Iran spends eight billion dollars on Afghan migrants every year in various sectors.

According to the latest official figures, 951,142 Afghan refugees reside in Iran. In addition to the refugees, there are around 2.5 million Afghan nationals living in Iran, inclusive of passport holders and undocumented Afghans.

The UN refugee agency has, on numerous occasions, praised Iran for hosting Afghan refugees for more than four decades.

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IRICA: Rimdan border reopened

reporter 1222 — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:30:03 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Rimdan border between Iran and Pakistan has reopened since April 25, according to an official at Iran customs.

Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Rouhollah Latifi made the announcement on Sunday, saying that the Rimdan border was reopened by the Pakistani border guards on Saturday afternoon and 14 trucks carrying export goods have crossed this border.

According to the Pakistani side, only 20 trucks carrying foodstuff can cross the Rimdan border on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays, he added, saying that health protocols will also be preserved due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The trans-boundary market of the Rimdan which is located 130 km from Chabahar in southeast Iran will resume operation in the next few days to ease trade between Iran and Pakistan, Latifi said.

On April 20, Iran and Pakistan exchanged views on border exchanges, the latest developments on the coronavirus, as well as issues related to border trade and economic relations in meeting between the Consul General of Iran in Quetta Mohammad Rafiei and Chief Minister of Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan.

IRICA and Pakistan Customs have an agreement according to which the data related to the customs cooperation of the two countries will be exchanged electronically.

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Two Iranian border guards martyred

reporter 1222 — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 09:00:28 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Two Iranian Border Police guards were martyred on Friday in an armed clash with gunmen in an outlying border region in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

According to the public relations office of Iran’s Border Police, the exchange of fire occurred in Jakigour region, bordering Pakistan, some 450 kilometers south of the provincial capital, Zahedan, and near the borders

Major Sargent Ahmad Rahmani-Fard and Private Ahmad Tavakoli were the two Iranian border police guards martyred in the battle.

Armed clashes along with the border areas of Sistan and Baluchestan, which neighbors Pakistan, are not rare.

The Iranian Police are often engaged in battles against drug-traffickers and outlaws in the region.

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Tokyo Protests Detention of Fishing Boats by Russian Border Guards

reporter 1222 — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:22:05 +0000

Japan’s Foreign Ministry declared a note of protest to Russia over detention of two Japanese fishing boats by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) near the Kuril Islands, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.

A representative of the Japanese Foreign Ministry said the actions of the Russian side are “unacceptable.”

According to Kyodo, Russian border guards detained two Japanese fishing boats near the Kunashir Island on January 7 and checked their documents.

Kyodo said that Russian border guards fined Japanese fishermen because they did not have all necessary documents.

Meantime, Russian Tass News Agency reported that Japan’s Foreign Ministry did not return the agency’s request for comment on this situation.

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Two border guards killed in clashes with gunmen in NW Iran

reporter 1222 — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 05:30:23 +0000

Two Iranian border guards have been killed during clashes with armed bandits in the northwest of the country near the border with Iraq.

Commander of Iran’s Border Police Brigadier General Qassem Rezaei said on Wednesday that the border guards were killed late Tuesday near the border city of Sardasht in West Azarbaijan province.

Last night, the border guards of Sardasht engaged in clashes with a group of about 20 armed assailants who were entering the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the commander said.

He added that the gunmen fled the conflict to neighboring Iraq after their plot was foiled and they suffered losses.

Over the past years, Iranian security forces and border guards have engaged in clashes with terror groups, many of whom cross the country’s borders with Pakistan and Iraq to carry out attacks.

Last week, Iranian security forces disbanded a terrorist cell in the southeast of the country, seizing a considerable amount of weapons and munitions from the group.

The clash between security forces and terrorists took place near the border region of Saravan in Sistan-and-Baluchestan province.

Back in April, Iranian security forces also discovered and captured a large cache of explosives in Sistan-and-Baluchestan province.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said in January that Iranian security forces had dismantled a terrorist group and arrested its members in West Azarbaijan.

The terrorist group engaged in armed confrontation with Iranian security forces, during which they used a local woman as a human shield and killed three Iranian security forces, a statement by the ministry said.

One terrorist was killed and several others were injured during the operation. A number of their weapons and explosives as well as a notebook containing guidelines for creating unrest were seized, according to the statement.

(Source: presstv)

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