Pakistan air strike on terrorist targets in Iran leads to escalating tension between the two countries

The ministry reports that the air strike was aimed at terrorist targets in Iran, and that “several terrorists were killed in the attack”.

– I can confirm that we have carried out targeted attacks against anti-Pakistani militant groups in Iran, says a source who is not authorized to provide information to the media, writes the AFP news agency.

The semi-official news agency YJC reports that three women and four children, none of them Iranian, have been killed in explosions.

According to the intelligence source, there will be a statement from the government later.

Iran also reports explosions

Also the Iranian news agency IRNA that several explosions have been heard in the Sistan-Balutjustan province in the south-east of Iran.

Iranian authorities report that several rockets have hit a border

The attack on Thursday comes after an airstrike carried out by Iran against Islamabad in which two children were killed on Tuesday. The attack is said to have been aimed at an Iranian terrorist group, which is linked to Israel.

According to the Iranian authorities themselves, they should have attacked targets linked to the separatist group Jaish ul-Adl, which works for Baloch independence.

Baluchars are a people group who live in the border area between Pakistan, Iran and southern Afghanistan.

The authorities in Islamabad then condemned the attack as a violation of their sovereignty.

Rigid fronts between the countries

The relationship between Pakistan and Iran has been inflamed in recent weeks. On Wednesday, Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Tehran after condemning the attack from Tuesday.

Pakistani authorities have also prevented Iran’s envoy to Islamabad – who is traveling – from returning to Pakistan.

2024-01-18 04:45:52
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