Pakistan has issued a warning of possible retribution in response to an Iranian airstrike that it describes as a “unprovoked violation of airspace” and strongly condemns. Iran claimed that two strongholds of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan’s Balochistan province were the target of precision missile and drone attacks.
This incident comes after Iran launched missiles into Syria and Iraq, raising tensions in the Middle East amidst Israel’s Gaza conflict. The incident is denounced by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, which highlights the violation of sovereignty and mentions the deaths of “two innocent children”. Pakistan has withdrawn its ambassador from Iran and halted high-level visits, denouncing the action as against international law.
China emphasizes peace and stability while urging moderation. According to Jaish al-Adl, who has verified the strike, Iran utilized drones and rockets, causing deaths. Authorities in Balochistan report mosque damage and the deaths of two girls. In the history of Jaish-ul-Adl, the village of Koh-e-Sabz, which was the target of the attack, is significant. By highlighting its focus on Iranian militants in Pakistan, Iran defends the strike. The events are taking place in the context of larger regional confrontations, such as Iran’s ballistic missile strikes in Syria and Iraq that are purportedly targeting Mossad espionage facilities.
Iran claimed targets in Syria were involved in the recent twin bombings in the city of Kerman during a memorial service for the late Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, which left numerous people dead or injured. Iran said the strikes in Iraq were in retaliation for what it claimed were Israeli attacks that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard commanders.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani justified the strikes in a statement on Tuesday, calling them a “precise and targeted” action to deter security threats.
The attacks by Iran will exacerbate concerns that Israel’s conflict in Gaza may escalate into a full-scale conflict in the Middle East with dire political, economic, and humanitarian ramifications.
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According to Pakistan, airstrikes by Iran, a neighbor, resulted in the deaths of two children and the injuries of three others, which Islamabad claimed violated its airspace.
Pakistan announced that it had called Tehran’s senior envoy to Islamabad in response to the incident.
A news outlet connected to Iran’s military claimed that the country has struck two bases associated with the extremist organization Jaish al-Adl.
However, Pakistan disputed this, claiming that it was a “illegal act” with “serious consequences” possible.
Following Syria and Iraq, Pakistan has become the third nation targeted by an Iranian attack in the past few days.
Iran launched an almost unprecedented missile attack on Pakistan. The massive southwest province of Balochistan, which borders both countries, was struck by a strike on Tuesday in a village.
Tensions between Pakistan and Iran in the Balochistan border region have increased as a result of reported Iranian airstrikes on purported bases of the militant group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistani territory. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry responded forcefully to the strikes, condemning the invasion of sovereignty and raising alarms about possible dire repercussions.
The devastating outcomes of the strike were emphasized in the Pakistani statement, which said that three girls were injured and two innocent youngsters died. The strikes against Jaish al-Adl sites were reported by Iran’s state media, including state television and the IRNA news agency, although Tehran has not yet made an official statement on the matter.
Known as the “Army of Justice,” Jaish al-Adl has a history of attacking Iranian border guards and putting the blame for different incidents at the border back as least as far back as 2013. Increased tensions across the border resulted from reports that Iran was targeting bases in the province of Balochistan.
Iran and Pakistan, who regularly accuse one another of supporting armed organizations on their own territory, have a complicated relationship already, and this episode has stretched it even further. The ambiguity surrounding the strikes is increased by the absence of precise information about their location.
In a broader regional context, recent military actions by Iran include missile launches into northern Syria targeting ISIL (ISIS) and strikes into Iraq near the U.S. Consulate compound in Erbil, which Iran referred to as an Israeli “spy headquarters.” Iraq condemned these attacks as a “blatant violation” of its sovereignty, leading to the recall of its ambassador from Tehran.
These developments highlight the delicate geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East, with escalating tensions and differing perspectives on territorial integrity and security concerns.
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