The Iranian state-affiliated Tasnim news agency claims that an armed mercenary group backed by the US and Israel shot and killed a man and a woman in their car in Saravan County, southeastern Iran. No official confirmation has been issued by Iranian authorities, and the report is unverified.
The Iranian state-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday morning that an armed group it describes as 'US- and Israeli-backed mercenaries' shot and killed a man and a woman inside their vehicle in Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran. The report, sourced to an unnamed 'informed source,' provides no identities, motive, or official corroboration from Iranian authorities.
This is the second time in under 24 hours that Iranian media has reported lethal violence in the Saravan region attributed to foreign-backed actors. As The Zioneer reported on Monday night, a separate unverified claim cited a Hebrew-language report alleging that an armed group killed a driver named Arvabi and wounded his wife near Saravan. Tasnim's Tuesday account names two victims rather than one and frames the perpetrators more explicitly as a 'mercenary organization' rather than an anonymous armed group.
No independent confirmation of either incident has emerged. Tasnim is a state-owned outlet with close ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and its reporting often serves official messaging. The claims should be treated with caution.
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