It is even more concerning that this illegal act has
taken place despite the existence of several channels of
communication between Pakistan and Iran." Pakistan has
also made it clear to Iran that “Pakistan reserves the
right to respond to this illegal act. The responsibility
for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran.”
In retaliation, therefore, Pakistan also carried
out "precision strikes" inside the Iran province of
Siestan-o-Baluchistan to target terrorist hideouts in an
Intelligence-based operation codenamed “Marg Bar
Sarmachar”.
According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public
Relations (ISPR), Pakistan has used killer drones,
rockets, loitering munitions, and stand-off weapons to
conduct the operation.
Pakistan justified the airstrikes as targeting "hideouts
used by terrorist organizations" in Iran. Expectedly,
the claim was strongly rejected by Tehran. “Iran
condemns Pakistan’s unbalanced and unacceptable drone
attack on non-Iranian villagers on the border of the two
countries,” stated the Foreign Ministry of Iran.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a
statement urged the two countries to “exercise maximum
restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions.”
The US has also shown its concern over the rising
situation between Pakistan and Iran.
“We don't want to see an escalation of any armed
conflict in the region, certainly between those two
countries,” an official from the State Department told
the media. China, which had last year mediated between
Iran and
Saudi Arabia to normalize their relations, also urged
both sides to de-escalate the situation.
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