Fears of violence spreading after Pakistan airstrikes on Iran kill seven
The Middle East has become increasingly unsettled as Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza continues to rise in intensity.
Concerns are growing over the stability of the Middle East as a new bout of violence erupted between Pakistan and Iran.
The region has become increasingly unsettled as Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza continues to rise in intensity, with the UK and US participating in airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen earlier this month.
On Tuesday, Iran carried out an attack in the Baluchistan province of south-western Pakistan which killed two children.
In retaliation, Pakistan fired its own airstrikes on the Iranian city of Saravan, less than 70 miles from the border between the two countries.
Ali Reza Marhamati, a deputy governor of Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province, told state TV that the attack had killed at least seven people including four children and three women.
He did not immediately elaborate.
In its own statement, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said it had carried out ‘a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes’.
It continued: ‘This morning’s action was taken in light of credible intelligence of impending large scale terrorist activities.
‘This action is a manifestation of Pakistan’s unflinching resolve to protect and defend its national security against all threats.’
Yesterday, the country recalled its ambassador to Tehran following Tuesday’s strikes on the Pakistani portion of Baluchistan.
Parts of the region are split between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and a low-level insurgency by Baluch nationalists has caused some unrest over the past two decades.
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