Iran and Pakistan accuse each other of harboring terrorists.
Fighter planes from Pakistan The Air Force did A series of coordinated and targeted strikes Using long-range munitions against seven terrorist hideouts in Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran.
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The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had “reliable intelligence information about large-scale imminent terrorist activities in ungoverned areas in the south of the country.” Iran.
He added, “These targets were 80 kilometers inside Iranian territory, where a number of terrorists were killed.”
Thursday's attack comes after Iran Missiles and drones were used on Tuesday to strike Alleged terrorists in Sabzkoh village, about 45 kilometers from the Pakistan-Iran border.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said: “We only targeted Iranian terrorists on Pakistani soil, and no Pakistani citizens were targeted, only members of Jaish al-Adl.”
He added that he spoke with his Pakistani counterpart and “assured him that we respect him.” [the] Sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan and Iraq.”
Tehran says it is pursuing the extremist Sunni organization Jaish al-Adl, which has found a safe haven in Balochistan.
Jaish al-Adl is a Sunni extremist group active mainly in southeastern Iran.
It is fighting for the independence of the Iranian province of Sistan and the Pakistani province of Balochistan and to obtain greater rights for the Baloch people on both sides of the border.
Map showing the regions of Pakistani Balochistan and Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan
Since 2012, it has been operating on porous borders and attacking Iranian security personnel and military installations.
The group has been classified as a terrorist organization by Tehran and Washington.
The two countries exchanged accusations of providing safe havens and turning a blind eye to attacks launched by militants.
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Over the years, the organization has intensified its attacks on Iranian individuals and sites. Its members are said to be closely linked to Kurdish separatists in Iran.
Iran accused Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United States of supporting the group.
For the first time in many years, the armies of the two countries attacked each other deep within their territories.
This has jeopardized relations between Iran and Pakistan, as they share a 900-kilometre border.
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Islamabad recalled its ambassador from Tehran and asked the Iranian ambassador, who was visiting his country, not to return.
Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state and will go to the polls on February 8. It has been politically unstable for some time and currently has a caretaker government.
If this exchange of attacks is not contained diplomatically, it will likely escalate into a larger conflict in this volatile region.
