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The guards were killed in Saravan, near Iran's border with Pakistan, the official IRNA news agency said

So far 7 people have been executed over last year’s unrest triggered by custodial death

IHR said the latest hangings mean Iran has seen at least 64 executions in the last 12 days alone

Iran delivered rifles, ammunition, 30 UAVs to Syria via Iraq, Washington Post reports citing leaked documents

The hangings add to a growing list that has seen Iran execute one person every six hours in the past two weeks

Arabs and other minorities have long complained of facing discrimination in Iran, an accusation Tehran denies

Seizure of foreign-flagged tankers in regional waters comes amid Iranain-US tensions

"2 members of the boat's crew are missing and several injured due to the collision of the ship," army statement said

The ship, a Suezmax oil tanker built in 2012, issued a distress call during the seizure, the navy statement said

Governor of Mazandaran province says the attacker was a local security personnel of the bank