Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, announced on Friday that 100 kilometres of a new border wall along the Razavi Khorasan Province frontier with Afghanistan have been finished.
Speaking during a visit to the construction site, Bagheri said the barrier incorporates “electronic and fully smart technologies” tailored to the region’s terrain.
According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, the project includes the erection of watchtowers and border outposts at strategic intervals.
Bagheri emphasised that the wall will bolster long-term regional security and significantly curb drug trafficking, the smuggling of prohibited goods, and unauthorised crossings by Afghan nationals into Iran.
Despite Tehran’s pragmatic ties with the Taliban, Iranian officials remain wary of infiltration by extremist groups and the continued surge of undocumented Afghan migrants. The wall, Bagheri added, is a vital element in Iran’s broader strategy to manage its eastern frontier and protect national stability.
