Iran’s once-isolated Makran coast in Sistan and Baluchestan province is transforming through ports, water and energy megaprojects, fisheries, industry, tourism, and global trade corridors into a strategic Indian Ocean hub, enhancing economic growth and geopolitical resilience.

In Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan, interconnected rivers and wetlands, including Hamun, Jazmurian, and Lipar, sustain biodiversity, agriculture, fisheries, and eco-tourism, forming a vital hydrological network that shapes life.

Shahr-e Sukhteh, a Bronze Age city in southeastern Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province, showcases advanced urban planning, industrial specialization, artistic innovation, and long-distance trade, revealing early complex society, adaptation to climate, and global interconnectedness.

Chabahar Port anchors the INSTC, giving Iran direct Indian Ocean access while linking India, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Russia, and Europe, reshaping regional trade, bypassing chokepoints, and strengthening strategic connectivity across Eurasia.

Iran's IRGC Ground Force has dismantled a number of Israeli-linked teams of terrorists in the country’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Iranian border guards have smashed a terror cell, injuring a number of terrorists and seizing military-grade weapons in a border area in the country’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Three Iranian police officers have been killed during an armed confrontation with terrorists at a security checkpoint in Iran’s southeastern province of Kerman.