Iranian security forces have arrested at least seven Kurdish residents, including a Sunni religious leader, in separate raids in the Kurdish cities of Bukan and Oshnavieh in Western Iran (Rojhelat) over the past four days, a human rights monitor reported Tuesday.

An Iranian police officer was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his home in the restive Sistan Baluchestan province on Tuesday morning, state media reported, amid a string of deadly attacks on security forces in the restive southeastern province.

Iranian authorities on Tuesday executed two more men arrested during January's nationwide anti-government protests in the central city of Isfahan over their alleged involvement in the killing of four police officers, bringing the number of defendants hanged in the same case to nine.

At least two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and several personnel affiliated with Iran-backed armed militias were killed in two separate attacks in the Sistan-Baluchestan province on Monday, a rights watchdog reported.

Iran executed at least 85 prisoners in October, including six held on political charges, bringing the total number of executions recorded in the country since the beginning of 2026 to at least 689, according to a rights group.

An Iranian ship captain was killed Friday in a US strike in the Persian Gulf that Washington has not publicly acknowledged, according to Iranian state media, as millions of Americans prepare to cast their ballots in Tuesday's midterm elections, which could have significant implications for Tehran.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has resumed shelling Mount Shaho in western regions of Iran (Rojhelat) for the second consecutive day, a human rights monitor said Sunday, highlighting damage to the mountain’s wildlife and forests.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday instructed senior military commanders to prepare for an immediate response without geographical restrictions to any renewed attacks on the country and to expand the range of potential US and Israeli targets, according to Iranian state media.