Foreign Affairs

Attack on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Highlights Regional Security Threats Endangering America

By National Security Desk | December 10, 2025

Three Revolutionary Guard members were killed near Iran’s Pakistan border, exposing the ongoing instability in a region that impacts American security and global stability.

In a stark reminder of the persistent chaos roiling Iran's southeastern border region, gunmen ambushed and killed three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) near the city of Lar, close to Pakistan. This attack, far from an isolated incident, underscores the dangerous nexus of militant factions, drug traffickers, and state forces operating in one of Iran's most volatile provinces—Sistan and Baluchistan.Why Should Americans Care About Violence in Remote Iranian Borderlands?While this conflict unfolds thousands of miles away from U.S. soil, its implications are anything but distant. The cross-border instability fuels not just regional insecurity but directly threatens America's...

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