Iran's regional flashpoints are increasing. Here's what to know
11 months ago

Iran's regional flashpoints are increasing. Here's what to know

NPR  

Iran's regional flashpoints are increasing. Pakistan launched an attack Thursday using rockets and drones against a Balochistan separatist group inside neighboring Iran, killing nine people, just two days after Iran fired rockets at a rival separatist group on Pakistan's side of the border. On Tuesday, Iran fired missiles and drones into Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, saying it was targeting a separatist hard-line Sunni Muslim group called Jaish al-Adl. In an apparent tit for tat, Pakistan — a nuclear power — hit back with rocket and drone strikes on Thursday in an attack on a different Balochistan separatist group inside Iran. Middle East Iran launches missile strikes in Iraq, raising fears about a widening conflict Iran launches missile strikes in Iraq, raising fears about a widening conflict Listen · 3:48 3:48 On Monday, the day before the Iranian strikes in Pakistan, Iran also fired missiles into the Iraqi city of Irbil, the capital of the Kurdish region in Iraq's north, killing a prominent Kurdish businessman and several other people.

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Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at two Iranian military bases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at two Iranian military bases

The Independent  

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What’s behind the bloodiest recent attacks in Pakistan's Baluchistan province?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

What’s behind the bloodiest recent attacks in Pakistan's Baluchistan province?

Hindustan Times  

ISLAMABAD — Multiple attacks in Pakistan’s restive southwest have killed at least 31 people, the highest death toll in a 24-hour period blamed on separatists in Baluchistan province in recent years. What’s behind the bloodiest recent attacks in Pakistan's Baluchistan province? It targets security forces in Baluchistan and sometimes Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and economic hub in Sindh province next …

Four Pakistanis killed after Iranian forces open fire from across border in Balochistan's Washuk
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Four Pakistanis killed after Iranian forces open fire from across border in Balochistan's Washuk

India TV News  

Quetta: In a development that threatens the relationship between Pakistan and Iran, Iranian border guards opened fire at a vehicle carrying a group of Pakistanis along the border in the Washuk district of Balochistan province, resulting in four deaths and two others being injured, according to officials. Government administrator Sahibzada Asfand said it was unclear why the Iranian forces opened …

At least 11 killed in attack on Iran’s IRGC in border province: State media
8 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 11 killed in attack on Iran’s IRGC in border province: State media

Al Jazeera  

Several wounded in clashes in restive Sistan-Baluchestan province which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan. At least 11 Iranian security force members have been killed in an attack on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan, state media reported. In the ensuing overnight clashes with security forces, 16 members of Jaish al-Adl – a Sunni armed …

Fifteen killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fifteen killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

The Hindu  

Heavily armed terrorists launched three coordinated attacks, including one on a high-security prison, in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, leaving four law enforcement personnel and two civilians dead and triggering a gun-battle in which nine of the militants were also killed. A press release issued from the Inter Services Public Relations on January 30 said that on the night between January …

Vantage | What Iran-Pak 'patch-up' after tit-for-tat missile strikes means
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Vantage | What Iran-Pak 'patch-up' after tit-for-tat missile strikes means

Firstpost  

Pakistan is hosting the Iranian foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdolla-Hian, who landed in Islamabad on Monday. “His visit at such short notice testifies to the deep commitment of both sides to further strengthen and solidify the fraternal ties between Pakistan and Iran. And this is a relationship that is also underpinned by strong bonds of amity and brotherhood,” said Pakistan …

At least 10 killed in overnight attack by Baloch rebels in Pakistan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 10 killed in overnight attack by Baloch rebels in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Six members of a rebel armed group and four security officers killed in the overnight gun battle in the remote province. Islamabad, Pakistan – At least six fighters and four security officials have been killed in an overnight attack in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. BLA is a banned armed group that is part of a broader rebellion in Balochistan, Pakistan’s …

Pakistan and Iran agree to work together to improve security after tit-for-tat airstrikes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan and Iran agree to work together to improve security after tit-for-tat airstrikes

The Hindu  

Pakistan and Iran on January 29 agreed to work together to improve security cooperation in the wake of deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month that killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. Iran-Pakistan ties were dramatically imperiled on Jan. 17, when Iran launched airstrikes in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Baluchistan …

Iranian Foreign Minister in Pakistan for 'in-depth' talks to mend frayed ties
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Iranian Foreign Minister in Pakistan for 'in-depth' talks to mend frayed ties

The Hindu  

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdolahian will hold "in-depth" talks with his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani in Islamabad on January 29, days after the two neighbours conducted tit-for-tat military strikes at alleged terrorist bases in both countries. “During the visit, Foreign Minister Abdollahian will hold in-depth talks with Foreign Minister Jilani and call on Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar,” it …

Pakistan and Iran agree to work together to improve security after tit-for-tat airstrikes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan and Iran agree to work together to improve security after tit-for-tat airstrikes

New Indian Express  

Angered over the strikes, Pakistan recalled its ambassadors from Tehran and launched airstrikes against alleged militant hideouts inside Iran, in the Sistan and Baluchestan province, killing at least nine people. Jilani said the two countries were able to bring the “situation back to normal in the shortest possible time” after the airstrikes because both sides had agreed to resume dialogue …

Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after missile strikes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after missile strikes

Firstpost  

Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive southeastern border area of Iran on Saturday, as confirmed by Pakistan’s ambassador and a rights group. “According to witnesses, this morning unknown armed men killed nine non-Iranians in a house in the Sirkan neighbourhood of Saravan city” in Sistan-Baluchistan province, the Mehr news agency reported. “We are in touch with Iranian …

Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes

India Today  

Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive southeastern border area of Iran on Saturday, Pakistan's ambassador and a rights group said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks. Iran's state media identified the dead only as foreign nationals and said no individuals or groups had claimed responsibility for the shootings in Saravan in …

Undercurrents of the Pakistan, Iran strikes
11 months ago

Undercurrents of the Pakistan, Iran strikes

Hindustan Times  

Never was there a better example of a domino effect. A furious Pakistan declared that Iran should have used the many channels of communication that existed instead of an ‘unprovoked’ attack on Panjgur in Balochistan using drones and missiles. Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said attacks targeted an “Iranian terrorist group” and that “…none of the nationals of the friendly …

Pakistan seeks to de-escalate crisis with Iran after deadly airstrikes that spiked tensions
11 months ago

Pakistan seeks to de-escalate crisis with Iran after deadly airstrikes that spiked tensions

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s political and military leaders on Friday moved to de-escalate tensions with Iran after this week’s deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad that killed at least 11 people and marked a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. In Iran, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Pakistan’s efforts to reduce the tensions and said Iranian Foreign …

Iran 'not well-liked' in region, says US President Biden after Pakistan's retaliatory strikes
11 months ago

Iran 'not well-liked' in region, says US President Biden after Pakistan's retaliatory strikes

India TV News  

The United States on Thursday called for calm as tensions between Iran and Pakistan reached a boiling point following the latter's tit-for-tat strikes on Wednesday, two days after Tehran said it struck the bases of a terrorist group in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Pakistan said on Thursday it had carried out precision against separatist militants in Iran using killer drones, rockets, …

Pakistan, Iran agree to tone down tensions after tit-for-tat missile attacks
11 months ago

Pakistan, Iran agree to tone down tensions after tit-for-tat missile attacks

India TV News  

Pakistan and Iran on Friday agreed to tone down tensions to the spirit of 'mutual trust and cooperation' after tit-for-tat missile against each other. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani held a telephonic conversation with counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and told him that his country is ready to work with Iran on all issues based on the spirit of "mutual trust …

Could it escalate? A look at what is behind Iran and Pakistan’s airstrikes
11 months ago

Could it escalate? A look at what is behind Iran and Pakistan’s airstrikes

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — This week’s airstrikes between Iran and Pakistan that killed at least 11 people mark a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. Long-running, low-level insurgencies on either side of the border have frustrated both countries, and the apparent targets of the strikes — Iran’s on Tuesday and Pakistan’s response on Thursday — were insurgent groups whose goal …

How Pakistan led intelligence operation to attack terrorist hideouts in Iran?
11 months ago

How Pakistan led intelligence operation to attack terrorist hideouts in Iran?

Live Mint  

Pakistan's military on Thursday claimed that they used “killer drones, rockets, loitering munitions and standoff weapons” to attack hideouts in Iran. Claiming that terrorists from the Balochistan Liberation Army and Balochistan Liberation Front took shelter in those hideouts, the Pakistani army revealed that they led the attack in an intelligence-based operation named 'Marg Bar Sarmachar.' It added that targeted hideouts …

‘Killer drones, rockets’: How Pakistan army carried out airstrikes in Iran
11 months ago

‘Killer drones, rockets’: How Pakistan army carried out airstrikes in Iran

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistani army on Thursday shared operational details of the airstrikes against hideouts inside Iran used by “terrorists” of two leading “Baloch terrorist groups”. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations said that it carried out precision air strikes in Iran using killer drones, rockets, loitering munitions and stand-off weapons, according to local media reports. It added that targeted hideouts …

Pakistan-Iran attacks updates | Pakistan Army says it used drones, rockets to hit militant groups in Iran
11 months ago

Pakistan-Iran attacks updates | Pakistan Army says it used drones, rockets to hit militant groups in Iran

The Hindu  

January 18, 2024 01:07 pm | Updated 07:23 pm IST Nuclear-armed Pakistan and neighbouring Iran are both battling simmering insurgencies along their sparsely populated border regions. Pakistan on January 18 conducted “precision military strikes” against what it called “terrorist hideouts” in Iran’s Siestan-Balochistan province that killed nine people, a day after Islamabad recalled its ambassador from Tehran in the wake …

Pakistan-Iran attack Highlights: Tehran says committed to good neighbourly ties
11 months ago

Pakistan-Iran attack Highlights: Tehran says committed to good neighbourly ties

Hindustan Times  

A man watches a news channel on television inside a shop after the Pakistani foreign ministry said the country conducted strikes inside Iran targeting separatist militants, two days after Tehran said it attacked Israel-linked militant bases inside Pakistani territory in Peshawar on January 18. Pakistan-Iran news Highlights: Nine people were killed in retaliatory air strikes by Pakistan on a border …

Iran: At least 9 killed in Pakistan's tit-for-tat strikes
11 months ago

Iran: At least 9 killed in Pakistan's tit-for-tat strikes

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan launched airstrikes against alleged militant hideouts inside Iran on Thursday, killing at least nine people as it retaliated for a similar attack days earlier by Iran and raising tensions with its neighbor as conflict across the region escalates. Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan have long regarded each other with suspicion over militant attacks, but analysts say this week’s …

Pakistan strikes back at Iran, hits 'militant' targets inside the Persian country
11 months ago

Pakistan strikes back at Iran, hits 'militant' targets inside the Persian country

Op India  

On 17th January, after Iran’s deadly missile and drone strike in Balochistan, Pakistan reportedly struck back. We understand actions that countries take in their self-defense.” Our response to media queries regarding Iran's air strikes in Pakistan:https://t.co/45NAxXTpkG pic.twitter.com/1P4Csj5Ftb — Randhir Jaiswal January 17, 2024 Iran admitted to strikes in Pakistan Iranian foreign minister admitted to missile and drone strikes in Pakistani …

7 killed as Pakistan conducts military strikes against 'terrorist hideouts' in Iran
11 months ago

7 killed as Pakistan conducts military strikes against 'terrorist hideouts' in Iran

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday conducted "precision military strikes" against what it called "terrorist hideouts" in Iran's Siestan-Balochistan province that killed 7 people, a day after Islamabad recalled its ambassador from Tehran and suspended all planned high-level bilateral visits in the wake of Iranian missile and drone strikes in Balochistan. "This morning Pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated and specifically …

Pakistan carries out retaliatory attacks in Iran over earlier airstrikes that killed two
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan carries out retaliatory attacks in Iran over earlier airstrikes that killed two

India TV News  

Pakistan on Thursday carried out a retaliatory attack by hitting militant targets in Iran, a day after warning Tehran of "serious consequences" for an "unprovoked breach of airspace" in the latter's aerial attacks in Balochistan that killed two children. Pakistan had strongly condemned Iran's strikes and warned that the incident could have "serious consequences" and was "completely unacceptable", expelling the …

Which are the armed groups Iran and Pakistan have bombed — and why?
11 months, 1 week ago

Which are the armed groups Iran and Pakistan have bombed — and why?

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s air raids in Pakistan near border areas were part of Tehran’s unprecedented missile launches on three countries. Iran and Pakistan have carried out air attacks on each other’s territories, targeting armed groups near their 900km-long volatile border, which they say were meant to ensure their respective national security. The IRGC, an elite force which is a vital part of …

'Act in pursuit of...': What Pakistan said after retaliatory strikes on Iran
11 months, 1 week ago

'Act in pursuit of...': What Pakistan said after retaliatory strikes on Iran

India Today  

In a tit-for-tat exchange, Pakistan on Thursday launched missile strikes into Iran, claiming to target "terrorist hideouts" in the Sistan-Baluchestan province. Alireza Marhamati, the deputy provincial governor of Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, confirmed the casualties, stating, "Pakistan attacked an Iranian border village with missiles. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said that several terrorists were killed in a "series of highly coordinated and specifically …

What is Baloch Liberation Front which Pakistan targeted in airstrikes in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province
11 months, 1 week ago

What is Baloch Liberation Front which Pakistan targeted in airstrikes in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan said on Thursday it had carried out airstrikes against separatist militants in Iran, the latest step in a tense standoff after Iran's missile and drone strikes in the South Asian nation's border province of Balochistan. The Baloch Liberation Front, which an intelligence official called the target of Pakistan's strikes in Iran, seeks independence for Pakistan's western province of …

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran, killing 9 people
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran, killing 9 people

LA Times  

Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday on Iran, allegedly targeting militant hideouts in an attack that killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry described the country’s retaliatory attack Thursday as “a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes.” “This morning’s action was taken in light of …

We Understand Actions Countries Take In Self Defence: India On Iran's Strikes On Pakistan
11 months, 1 week ago

We Understand Actions Countries Take In Self Defence: India On Iran's Strikes On Pakistan

ABP News  

India on Wednesday responded to Iran's air strikes in Pakistan, saying that this is a matter between the two nations and that, as far as India is concerned, it has an uncompromising position of zero tolerance towards terrorism. Two bases of the Balochi militant group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan were targeted by missiles and drones, PTI reported, citing Iranian state …

We only targeted Iranian terrorists on Pakistan soil: Iranian foreign minister
11 months, 1 week ago

We only targeted Iranian terrorists on Pakistan soil: Iranian foreign minister

Op India  

Amid the diplomatic standoff over Iranian airstrike on a terror camp in Balochistan, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahain said the air attacks in Pakistan targeted an “Iranian terrorist group” and Tehran government had asked Pakistan several times to take action on the group. “The so-called Jaish al-Adl group, which is an Iranian terrorist group, was targeted,” Abdollahian said on Wednesday …

Pakistan condemns Iran over bombing allegedly targeting militants that killed two people
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan condemns Iran over bombing allegedly targeting militants that killed two people

The Hindu  

Pakistan on January 17 condemned Iran for launching airstrikes the previous day that Tehran claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group. Tuesday's strike in Pakistan's restive southwestern Baluchistan province imperiled diplomatic relations between the two neighbours — Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan have long regarded each other with suspicion over militant attacks. In state media reports, which were later …

Iran says attack in Pakistan targeted ‘Iranian terrorist group’
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran says attack in Pakistan targeted ‘Iranian terrorist group’

Al Jazeera  

At least two children were killed and three others injured due to the Iranian air attacks in Pakistan. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the air attacks in Pakistan that killed two children this week targeted an “Iranian terrorist group”. Amir-Abdollahian said the attack on “Pakistan’s soil” was in response to the group’s recent attacks on the Iranian city of …

Will Pakistan retaliate against ‘unacceptable’ Iran air attacks?
11 months, 1 week ago

Will Pakistan retaliate against ‘unacceptable’ Iran air attacks?

Al Jazeera  

A counterattack is possible, but Pakistan would be wary of getting pulled into a wider conflict. Islamabad, Pakistan – Iran’s air attacks on Tuesday night inside Pakistani territory in the southwestern province of Balochistan threaten to pull Islamabad into a broader regional conflict, analysts warn, less than a month before national elections. Pakistan’s interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani met …

Pakistan-Iran border tensions: A timeline
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan-Iran border tensions: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

The latest Iranian missile attacks on Pakistan add to a long list of incidents that led to border tensions between the neighbours. Islamabad accused Iran of violating Pakistani airspace and Iranian state media said missiles targeted two bases of the Jaish al-Adl armed group. Here is a recap of a few past incidents of violence, some of which have soured …

Pakistan warns Iran of 'serious consequences' after missile attacks kill two children
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan warns Iran of 'serious consequences' after missile attacks kill two children

India TV News  

Iran attacks Pakistan: Pakistan on Wednesday condemned Iran's "unprovoked violation of airspace" via massive missile and drone attacks that killed two children and injured three girls. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that two “important headquarters” of Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan were “destroyed.” Pakistan expressed concern that the “illegal act” took place despite the existence of several established channels of communication …

Iran attacks alleged militant bases in Pakistan; Islamabad says ‘unprovoked’ strikes kill 2 children
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran attacks alleged militant bases in Pakistan; Islamabad says ‘unprovoked’ strikes kill 2 children

The Hindu  

Iran launched attacks Tuesday in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl, potentially further raising tensions in a Middle East already roiled by Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pakistan said the strikes killed two children and wounded three others in an assault it described as an “unprovoked violation” of its airspace. …

Pakistan's 'serious consequences' warning after Iran attacks in Balochistan kill 2
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan's 'serious consequences' warning after Iran attacks in Balochistan kill 2

India Today  

Pakistan early on Wednesday said two children died and three girls were injured after Iran claimed it struck two "important" bases of the Jaish ul-Adl terror group in Balochistan province. According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, two bases of the Jaish ul-Adl terror group in Balochistan province were destroyed with drones and missiles, state media reported. Source: Denouncing Iran's …

Blast kills four at crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan
1 year, 9 months ago

Blast kills four at crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Al Jazeera  

No group claimed responsibility for attack in Barkhan, about 500km east of the provincial capital Quetta. A blast at a crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has killed at least four people and wounded 14. No group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack in Barkhan, about 500km east of the provincial capital Quetta, which comes amid a surge in violence …

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