IRAN FIGHTS RISING MILITANT ATTACKS AS US THREATENS TO RENEW WAR | JEFFERSON CITY NEWS TRIBUNE

What happened: Iran is fighting a surge of separatist militant attacks in Sistan and Baluchestan province while on alert over U.S. threats of renewed airstrikes. Key numbers: At least eight security force members killed in three weeks. U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3. War nearing its ninth month. Why it matters: The violence compounds Iran's security challenges amid deadlock with Washington over the Strait of Hormuz. A parliamentary delegation visited the province over the clashes, and Iran's army chief said the war has not ended.

Iran is fighting a surge of separatist militant attacks in Sistan and Baluchestan province while on alert over U.S. threats of renewed airstrikes.

The violence compounds Iran's security challenges amid deadlock with Washington over the Strait of Hormuz. A parliamentary delegation visited the province over the clashes, and Iran's army chief said the war has not ended.