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Iranian forces seize weapons shipment in southwest

The area near the Iraqi border is the site of economic misery and separatist activity from Arab groups.

Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps secure the area outside the Iranian parliament during an attack on the complex, Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017.
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps secure the area outside the Iranian parliament during an attack on the complex, Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017. — Hossein Mersadi/AFP via Getty Images

Iranian forces seized a weapons shipment in southwest Iran yesterday. The area is home to some unrest and separatist activity.

Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a weapons shipment on Minoo Island in Khuzestan province. The cargo was entering the country, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

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