The last few weeks in Iran have been chaotic. The riots have become a constant throughout the country and the repression by the authorities has been devastating. This time, the instability has reached Zahedan, a city in southeastern Iran near the border with Pakistan, leading to the closure of Tehran's border with its Pakistani neighbour. Sistan and Baluchistan has witnessed the outbreak of a new episode of violence sparked by a demonstration at the Makki mosque over the rape of a 15-year-old girl allegedly by a local military commander.
QUETTA: Iran sealed a main crossing point with Pakistan on Sunday amid deadly unrest and a crackdown on protesters in Zahedan, a southeastern Iranian city near the border. Violence broke out in the capital of the Iranian Sistan and Balochistan province during Friday prayers, after worshipers in the city’s Makki Mosque called for a protest over the rape of a 15-year-old girl,