According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, the Iranian Border Guard's information center in Sistan and Baluchestan Province stated that a soldier was killed while guarding the southeastern border of the country last night. The statement noted that one of the border regiment's forces from the city of Zabol (in Sistan and Baluchestan Province), soldier Mohammad Javad Beitani, was killed while on duty along the southeastern border of the country in the Herat area, where he was shot by unknown individuals from across the border.