"... The United States has designated the Iranian Baloch group Jundullah as a terrorist organization, the State Department announced Wednesday. The designation is interesting, because Iranian officials have voiced suspicions in the past that the United States may be providing covert support to the group which has carried out terrorist attacks that have killed Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps officers and civilians, which the United States has always denied. ..... some Washington Iran experts saw the designation as a "signal" to Iran mindful of upcoming negotiations expected to take place in Europe later this month. The designation of Jundullah shows "one bureaucratic fight in favor of engagement was won," one Washington Iran expert said on condition of anonymity. "But whether it's sufficient or not and how it is followed up remains to be seen."
Designation: "... On November 3, 2010 the Secretary of State announced the designation of Jundallah, a violent extremist organization that operates primarily in the province of Sistan va Balochistan of Iran, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) .......... Since its inception in 2003, Jundallah has engaged in numerous attacks resulting in the death and maiming of scores of Iranian civilians and government officials, primarily in Iran’s Sistan va Balochistan province........."
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