Third Sunni cleric killed in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan; crackdown intensifies

Iran has reported the killing of a third Sunni cleric in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, part of an intensified crackdown on armed groups in the impoverished region. The killings, also reported in the Kurdish northwest, signal escalating sectarian and separatist tensions. The pattern suggests a deliberate campaign against Sunni religious figures, which could fuel further unrest and regional instability.