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Iran Strikes Spark Tensions in Pakistan: A Closer Look at Recent Cross-Border Conflict

Baluchistan province - Iran-Pakistan conflict - Jaish al-Adl militant group - Middle East tensions

Pakistan and Iran engage in airstrikes as tensions escalate. Find out the latest updates on the cross-border conflict.

In recent news, Pakistan and Iran have found themselves at odds over a series of airstrikes. Iran's air attacks on Pakistani territory, targeting alleged militant groups, have sparked condemnation and threats of counterattacks from Pakistan. The situation escalates as Iran strikes multiple neighboring countries within 24 hours, claiming revenge for previous incidents. Baluchistan province becomes a focal point, with Iran targeting the Sunni group Jaish al-Adl, leading to casualties including children. Pakistan retaliates with military strikes in response, further intensifying the conflict. The cross-border tensions raise concerns of wider regional conflict and diplomatic crises.

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Pakistan says children killed in Iranian strike (BBC News)

The country's foreign ministry has called the airstrike - which Iran says targeted militants - illegal.

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Pakistan condemns Iran over bombing allegedly targeting militants ... (The Seattle Times)

Pakistan is condemning Iran for launching airstrikes inside Pakistani territory that Tehran claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group.

Will Pakistan retaliate against 'unacceptable' Iran air attacks? (Aljazeera.com)

A counterattack is possible, but Pakistan would be wary of getting pulled into a wider conflict.

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Regional Conflict Spreads As Iran Strikes 3 Countries In 24 Hours (Iran International)

In less than one day, Iran's IRGC has launched missile an drone strikes on three neighboring countries, claiming 'revenge' for civilians and troops killed ...

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Pakistan Says Iran Carried Out Missile Strike Amid Tensions (Bloomberg)

Pakistan condemned Iran for an apparent missile strike on its territory, sparking a diplomatic crisis between Tehran and its nuclear-armed neighbor at a ...

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As Iran strikes militant group Jaish al-Adl bases in Pakistan, a look at ... (The Indian Express)

The group has allegedly been involved in a series of violent attacks in Iran, and has claimed bombings and kidnapped members of Iran's border police in the ...

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Two children killed in Iran air strike on Pakistan (Rome Sentinel)

Pakistan said Wednesday that Iran carried out an air strike on its territory that killed two children, after Tehran launched attacks in Iraq and Syria ...

Two children killed in Iran air strike on Pakistan (Yahoo News)

Pakistan said Wednesday that Iran carried out an air strike on its territory that killed two children, after Tehran launched attacks in Iraq and Syria ...

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Pakistan condemns Iran over bombing and says strike killed 2 children (The Associated Press)

Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant ...

Pakistan condemns Iran over bombing allegedly targeting militants ... (KTSM 9 News)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Wednesday condemned Iran for launching airstrikes the previous day that Tehran claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni ...

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Pakistan Says Iran Strike in Its Territory Killed 2 Children (Daily Beast)

Islamabad's Foreign Ministry released a statement expressing “strong condemnation” for the “unprovoked violation” of Pakistani airspace hours after Iranian ...

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Middle East crisis live: Pakistan recalls ambassador from Iran and ... (The Guardian)

Pakistan's foreign ministry said two children were killed in what it called an 'illegal' strike and 'unprovoked violation of its airspace'

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Pakistan condemns deadly Iranian missile strike on its territory as an ... (CNN)

Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned an Iranian airstrike inside its borders that killed two children, calling it an “unprovoked violation of its ...

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Iran missile strikes in Pakistan show tension fueled by Israel-Hamas ... (CBS News)

Pakistan has condemned Iran for a "blatant violation" of its airspace over deadly missile strikes that show the risk of the Israel-Hamas war sparking a much ...

Pakistan recalls envoy from Iran after airspace violation (Reuters)

Pakistan recalled its ambassador from neighbouring Iran on Wednesday after Iran violated its airspace, the Pakistani foreign ministry said, ...

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Iran hails strikes in Pakistan as it is warned of 'serious consequences' (The Guardian)

Iran claims attack in south-west Balochistan province destroyed two strongholds of Sunni militant group.

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Iran says attack in Pakistan targeted 'Iranian terrorist group' (Aljazeera.com)

At least two children were killed and three others injured due to the Iranian air attacks in Pakistan.

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Iran attacks jihadist group in Pakistan (Financial Times)

Islamabad condemns attack on Jaish ul-Adl in border province of Balochistan and recalls ambassador.

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Iran demonstrates missile capabilities with regional strikes (BBC News)

Jiyar Gol analyses the message Iran is seeking to send with its strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan.

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'Unprovoked violation': Iran strikes Syria, Iraq and Pakistan as ... (CNBC)

The attacks signify a boldness on the part of Tehran to take out what it perceives as threats even on its allies' soil, sparking worries of more conflict in ...

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Iraqi Kurdish PM cancels meeting with Iran minister in protest over ... (Reuters)

Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani cancelled a meeting with Iran's foreign minister at the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland in protest ...

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Iranian Strikes in Iraq and Pakistan Inflame Regional Tensions (The New York Times)

Iran says its missile strikes were aimed at militant groups behind attacks on its territory, but Pakistan and Iraq rejected that explanation.

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Pakistan-Iran border tensions: A timeline (Aljazeera.com)

The Iranian missile attacks on Pakistan are only the latest incident of tension along their border.

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After Iran Strikes, Pakistan Weighs Options for Response (The New York Times)

Retaliation could risk drawing the country, which is already mired in political and economic crises, into Middle East upheaval that it has so far avoided.

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Who is Jaish al-Adl, the Sunni group that Iran targeted in an airstrike ... (ABC News)

Pakistan was angered and shocked after Iran fired missiles into its territory to attack an outlawed separatist group in a remote area of Baluchistan ...

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Iran Says It Won't Hold Back on Using Military Power After Strikes (The New York Times)

Iran Says Missile Strikes Show It Will Be 'Tough and Decisive' With Foes. The country has hit targets in Syria, Iraq and Pakistan with missiles this week, ...

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Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran after airstrike kills 2 children (PBS NewsHour)

Islamabad angrily denounced the attack as a "blatant violation" of its airspace and said it killed two children. Tuesday's strike in Pakistan's restive ...

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Pakistan Suspends Diplomatic Ties With Iran to Protest Cross ... (Voice of America)

Tehran said the attack killed “Iranian terrorists” and not Pakistani nationals.

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Who is Jaish al-Adl, the Sunni group that Iran targeted in an airstrike ... (The Associated Press)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran's airstrike targeting an alleged outlawed separatist group in the Pakistani border province of Baluchistan has jeopardized relations ...

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Video: Why retired general says Iran's airstrikes show both strength ... (CNN)

Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling reacts to Iran launching missiles in northern Iraq, Syria and Pakistan in the latest escalation of hostilities in the Middle ...

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Iraq, Pakistan Recall Iran Envoys As Arabs Set To Meet Over IRGC ... (Iran International)

Following Iran's airstrikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan, the Arab League is set to hold an emergency meeting while Islamabad and Baghdad have recalled ...

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Iran Targets Terror Outfit Jaish Al-Adl Inside Pakistan (Voice of America)

Iran launched missiles and drones Tuesday into Pakistan's Balochistan province, officially stated to be aimed at the Sunni separatist group Jaish al-Adl, ...

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Kurds Question Iraq's Will and US Loyalty After Iran Attacks Their ... (Voice of America)

Kurdistan Region's authorities are grappling with the consequences of a deadly Iranian missile attack on their capital city this week, as officials question ...

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Will Pakistan retaliate against Iran? (GZERO Media)

After Iran took the audacious step of striking a Sunni militant group in western Pakistan, its nuclear-armed neighbor, this week, Islamabad expelled the ...

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Pakistan launches strikes into Iran two days after missile strike (BBC News)

The military response comes two days after Iran launched strikes in Pakistan against "terrorist targets".

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Pakistan has conducted strikes inside Iran - intelligence official (Reuters)

There was no official confirmation of the strikes by Pakistani officials, but Iranian media said several missiles hit a village in the Sistan-Baluchistan ...

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Pakistan carries out military strikes on separatist targets in Iran ... (CNN)

Pakistan has carried out a series of military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts inside Iran, its foreign ministry said Thursday, ...

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Pakistan air force carries out retaliatory strikes in Iran (ABC News)

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani airstrikes on Iran on Thursday morning killed four children and three women, a local official told Iranian state television. A deputy ...

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Pakistan's air force carries out retaliatory strikes in Iran (Politico)

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday on Iran allegedly targeting militant positions, an attack that killed at ...

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Pakistan launches 'precise' military strikes on Iran in response to ... (Aljazeera.com)

Pakistan says it targeted hideouts of armed groups in Iran in a series of attacks on Thursday morning.

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Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran after Tehran attack (NPR)

Pakistan launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday on Iran allegedly targeting militant positions, a deadly attack that further raised tensions between ...

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Pakistan retaliates with strikes inside Iran (ABC News)

Pakistan has carried out strikes against Baluch insurgents training camps in Iran, one official confirmed to ABC News. About seven locations were targeted ...

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Pakistan Carries Out Retaliatory Strikes in Iran, Escalating Middle ... (TIME)

The Pakistani military carried out targeted strikes against militant hideouts in Iran after Tehran launched similar attacks the day before, in an escalation ...

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Why are Iran and Pakistan striking each other's territory – and what ... (CNN)

What happened? The opening salvo in this fast-moving sequence of events began Tuesday when Iran conducted strikes on Pakistan's Balochistan province – killing ...

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Pakistan attacks suspected militant bases in Iran (Financial Times)

Pakistan carried out a pre-dawn attack on suspected militant bases in Iran on Thursday, a retaliatory strike that threatens to escalate tensions after Iran ...

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Pakistan Launches Retaliatory Strikes Against 'Terrorist Hideouts' in ... (Voice of America)

Islamabad says 'objective of today's act was in pursuit of Pakistan's own security and national interest'

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Pakistan Conducts Strikes in Iran, Retaliating for Earlier Hit by Tehran (The Wall Street Journal)

An error occurred. Please try again later. Pakistani officials said Thursday's airstrikes inside Iranian territory were retaliation for an Iranian strike in ...

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Pakistan attacks "terrorist hideouts" in Iran as neighbors trade fire (CBS News)

Pakistan says it attacked "terrorist hideouts" in neighboring Iran, as tension between the two countries, and across the Mideast, soars.

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Iran: At least 9 killed in Pakistan's tit-for-tat strikes (The Associated Press)

The airstrikes follow Iran's attack Tuesday on Pakistani soil, raising tensions between nuclear-armed Islamabad and Tehran.

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Up First briefing: Pakistan attacks Iran; Maine court holds Trump ... (NPR)

Pakistan announced this morning it launched strikes against Iran in response to Iranian attacks earlier this week. A Maine court has put on hold the ...

Exporter Sentenced to Prison for Shipping Heavy Equipment to Iran ... (Department of Justice)

“Mr. Hajavi illegally shipped industrial equipment to the Iranian regime, smuggled restricted goods through the UAE to Iran, and caused a shipping company to ...

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Which are the armed groups Iran and Pakistan have bombed — and ... (Aljazeera.com)

Iran's raids in Pakistan near border areas were part of Tehran's unprecedented missile launches on three countries.

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Why did Iran launch strikes on its allies' territory? (BBC News)

Iranian attacks hit targets in Syria, Iraq and Pakistan over two days. Why, and why now?

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Friday Briefing: Pakistan Retaliates With Strikes in Iran (The New York Times)

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Experts react: What's really going on with Pakistan and Iran ... (Atlantic Council)

Pakistan just conducted airstrikes in southeastern Iran, two days after Iran used missiles and drones to strike western Pakistan.

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Iran-Pakistan flare-up rooted in restive borderlands, not Mideast strife (Reuters)

An Iranian strike on Pakistan this week that drew a rapid military riposte and raised fears of greater regional turmoil was driven by Iran's efforts to ...

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Friday Briefing: Pakistan Retaliates With Strikes in Iran (The New York Times)

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A Look at What Is Behind Iran, Pakistan's Airstrikes (Voice of America)

Why did Pakistan retaliate? Pakistan said its strikes in Iran on Thursday were aimed at hideouts of the Baluchistan Liberation Army and the Baluchistan ...

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