A roadside bomb exploded on the Khash–Zahedan highway, damaging part of the road but causing no casualties. Road maintenance teams quickly repaired the damaged section and reopened the key transit route.
The acting deputy for road maintenance at the Sistan and Baluchestan Provincial Department of Road Maintenance and Transportation said that eight road maintenance vehicles were dispatched to the scene immediately after anti-government militants damaged part of the Zahedan–Khash transit highway. The route was subsequently cleared and reopened to traffic.
According to the Shargh, Mohammad Reza Dashtizadeh emphasized the importance of the Zahedan–Khash highway as one of the province’s main transit routes.
“Following the completion of the emergency repair operation, vehicle traffic resumed without disruption. Traffic is currently flowing normally along the route,” he said.
Dashtizadeh confirmed that the incident caused no deaths or injuries. He added that road maintenance personnel arrived at the scene promptly, secured the affected area and restored normal conditions in the shortest possible time.
The official also stated that traffic across all roads in Sistan and Baluchestan Province is proceeding calmly and without disruption.
On Sunday evening, an anti-government militant group detonated a roadside bomb on the Zahedan–Khash highway. The explosion severely damaged a large section of the asphalt and temporarily blocked the route used by local residents and transit vehicles.
The attack appears to represent a growing shift in terrorist tactics in southeastern Iran toward targeting civilian and transportation infrastructure, coinciding with attacks by the United States and Israel against the country’s infrastructure.
Sistan and Baluchestan Province has long been one of Iran’s main centers of unrest and a focal point for terrorist activity.