ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - An attack in western Iran’s (Rojhelat) Kurdistan province resulted in the death of two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members, with three others being wounded, Iranian state-affiliated media reported Tuesday. No Kurdish opposition party immediately claimed responsibility for the action.

The IRGC announced in a statement on Tuesday that the clash took place on Monday in Sarvabad County. The semi-official Mehr News Agency cited the statement, saying that two security forces were killed after "hand grenades were thrown by individuals affiliated with counter-revolutionary groups."

The statement added that in the attack that "three more forces present at the scene were injured and were taken to the hospital and received treatment immediately."

The IRGC said it is continuing “serious efforts” to identify and bring to justice those responsible.

No Kurdish party or organization has claimed responsibility for the assault, which occurred in the area bordering the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Iran routinely targets and clashes with Iranian-Kurdish opposition parties such as the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), Komala, the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), and the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), which are based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 

Tehran designates these groups as "terrorists" and has frequently carried out cross-border attacks against them. These groups, which seek greater rights for Iran’s marginalized Kurdish population, have fought an on-and-off conflict with the Islamic Republic for decades.

In 2023, Iraq and Iran signed a security agreement under which Baghdad pledged to disarm and relocate these Iranian Kurdish opposition groups from border areas, following repeated warnings from Tehran. 

Most of the groups were later relocated to the city of Koya in southeastern Erbil province. Iran frequently accuses the Kurdistan Regional Government of sheltering armed factions it deems a security threat.

Human rights organizations routinely criticize Iran for executing many Kurds annually after what they allege are unfair trials based on ties or membership with these opposition parties.