Zahedan: Four separatist terrorists were killed and the ringleader of the group was captured in an operation conducted in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, as announced by the Public Prosecutor of the region. The operation targeted a group linked to the separatist faction 'Sahab' and foreign espionage agencies. According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Mehdi Shamsabadi, the Public Prosecutor, detailed that the successful operation was part of the ongoing Martyrs of Security drills. Security forces from the Intelligence Directorate of Sistan and Baluchestan, the Quds Headquarters, and the Police collaborated to arrest the terrorist team's ringleader and two of his close collaborators. The operation resulted in the elimination of four armed terrorists and the confiscation of a substantial cache of weapons and ammunition. Shamsabadi identified the terrorist group as being led by Habibollah Sarbazi and receiving backing from European intelligence agencies. The primary objective of the group , as stated by Shamsabadi, was to destabilize the southeastern region and obstruct the development of the Makran coastal area, a strategically significant region in Iran.