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Pakistan and Iran Exchange Airstrikes: Escalating Tensions and Regional Involvement

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Tensions rise as Pakistan and Iran engage in retaliatory airstrikes. Find out more about the conflict and regional responses.

Tensions are escalating between Pakistan and Iran as both countries exchange deadly retaliatory airstrikes. Pakistan's air force launched strikes on Iran targeting separatist militants, resulting in at least seven casualties. In response to Iran's recent attacks on 'terrorist targets' within Pakistani territory, Pakistan retaliated with airstrikes aimed at militant positions. The back and forth military actions threaten to further increase tensions in the region.

China has offered to mediate and help de-escalate the situation between Pakistan and Iran. The involvement of regional powerhouses adds a new dimension to the conflict, raising concerns about broader implications. Civilians have tragically been caught in the crossfire, highlighting the urgent need for a peaceful resolution to prevent further loss of innocent lives.

As Pakistan continues to target separatist militants in Iran, the identities and motivations of these militant groups come under scrutiny. Understanding the complexities of the situation is crucial to effectively address the root causes of the conflict. The airstrike incidents serve as a stark reminder of the fragile balance of power in the region, urging diplomatic efforts to promote stability and prevent further escalation.

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Tensions rise after Pakistan launches deadly retaliatory air strikes ... (ABC News)

Pakistan has launched air strikes on Iran, allegedly targeting separatist militants and killing at least seven people, in an attack that has further raised ...

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Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran, as conflict spreads (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Islamabad: Pakistan's air force has launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iran allegedly targeting militant positions, an attack that killed at least seven ...

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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 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 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 launches retaliatory strikes in Iran aimed at separatist ... (The Guardian)

Airstrikes come after Iran targeted sites inside Pakistan that Tehran claimed were used by a Sunni militant group.

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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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Who are the separatists targeted by Pakistan's strikes in Iran? (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Pakistan said on Thursday it had carried out airstrikes against separatist militants in Iran, the latest step in a tense stand-off in a list of ongoing ...

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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 Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes At Targets In Iran (Iran International)

Pakistan has launched airstrikes against several locations in southeastern Iran, one day after Iran's IRGC hit targets inside the Pakistani territory.

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China Offers Help to Cool Pakistan-Iran Tensions (Voice of America)

Airstrikes on both sides leave civilians dead, raising fears of wider conflict as regional power China offers to defuse the situation.

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