3 Iran Guards Killed in Border Clash

In this July 19, 2011 file photo, a group of Iranian border guards march at the eastern border of Iran near Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan province. (AP)
In this July 19, 2011 file photo, a group of Iranian border guards march at the eastern border of Iran near Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan province. (AP)
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3 Iran Guards Killed in Border Clash

In this July 19, 2011 file photo, a group of Iranian border guards march at the eastern border of Iran near Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan province. (AP)
In this July 19, 2011 file photo, a group of Iranian border guards march at the eastern border of Iran near Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan province. (AP)

Three Iranian border guards were killed on Friday by unknown gunmen in a Kurdish area near the country's western border with Iraq.

The official IRNA news agency said the three were killed in clashes with “bandits” while patrolling near the town of Sardasht, located about 530 kilometers west of the capital, Tehran.

It said several of the attackers were also killed during the clash but did not elaborate further.

The area has seen occasional fighting between Iranian forces and Kurdish separatists, as well as militants linked to the extremist ISIS group.

Earlier in May, unknown gunmen killed three members of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in a shootout that also took place in a Kurdish area.

Iran’s eastern border has been the scene of occasional clashes with Baluch militants.



Trump Says Netanyahu’s Trial Should Be Canceled

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement as he visits the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by Iranian missiles in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, 20 June 2025. (EPA)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement as he visits the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by Iranian missiles in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, 20 June 2025. (EPA)
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Trump Says Netanyahu’s Trial Should Be Canceled

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement as he visits the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by Iranian missiles in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, 20 June 2025. (EPA)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement as he visits the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by Iranian missiles in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, 20 June 2025. (EPA)

US President Donald Trump offered support to Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, saying his trial should be canceled.

"Such a WITCH HUNT, for a man who has given so much, is unthinkable to me," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

"Bibi Netanyahu's trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who has done so much for the State (of Israel)," Trump added.