Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Is a new Baloch insurgency brewing in Iran? After its 2025 war with Israel, domestic pressures on the Islamic Republic are mounting, including in its impoverished southeast, where the Sunni Baloch minority faces repression, militarisation, and neglect. At the same time, crackdowns and executions are fuelling anger, even as militant groups claim growing coordination. Taken all together, the country's long-term instability is likely to deepen.

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