At least nine killed in militant attack on courthouse in south-east Iran
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Iran: 9 killed, 22 Injured in Terror Attack on Courthouse
Above: The Supreme Court in Tehran, Iran. Image copyright: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Iran narrative
This brutal terrorist attack represents another foreign-backed assault on Iranian sovereignty and judicial institutions. Jaish al-Adl operates with U.S. and Israeli support to destabilize Iran's border regions through indiscriminate violence against civilians and security forces. The targeting of judges and court personnel demonstrates these groups' opposition to Iran's legal system and their willingness to murder innocent people, including mothers and children.
Anti-Iran narrative
The courthouse attack reflects legitimate grievances of Iran's marginalized Baloch minority, who face systematic economic exclusion and political oppression. With executions of Baloch prisoners increasing 75 percent this year and 85 inmates potentially facing death in Zahedan prison, armed resistance emerges from decades of state persecution. Attributing the Baluch resistance solely to American weapons or Saudi funding ignores Iran's decades-long oppressive policies.