The man died during a raid by the security forces who intended to arrest a terrorist near the city of Bampour in the souhesstetn Iranian province.
Authorities have identified him as Molla Akram Naroueii.
The December attack on the police station in Rask , claimed by Jaish al-Adl terror group, killed 11 police members.
This group and other terrorists have carried out a series of deadly attacks inside Iran’s southeast over the past years, and they all did so after sneaking into the Iranian territory from Pakistan.