Could Iran-Pakistan conflict erupt? Tehran is pushing the boundaries

It's not just about the Iranian attack on Jaish al-Adl separatists, but about its scale and the time it was carried out. Iran fired missiles into Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday. In addition, the attack occurred almost simultaneously with actual or alleged so-called missile attacks. The Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and the alleged “Mossad headquarters” in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Firm Ayatollahs

– The Iranian elite reinforces its sense of power and agency in the current situation in the Middle East, as Israel, occupied in the Gaza Strip, is not interested in escalating the conflict further, and the US is trying to cool it down. Atmosphere – Professor explains. Bar Shmuel, a Tel Aviv security expert. According to him, by attacking targets in Pakistan, the Ayatollahs believe that they can gain some political advantage if US diplomacy engages in the matter in an effort to ease tensions between these countries. Many believe that similar calculations are behind Iran's attacks in Syria and Iraq.


In Islamabad, it was asserted that the Iranian missiles landed in Balochistan just as talks between Pakistan's caretaker prime minister Anwar ul-Haq Khakkar and Iranian diplomatic chief Hussain Amirabtullahian were winding down in Davos on Tuesday. In addition, the navies of the two countries recently conducted joint maneuvers in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.

Pakistan's “Dawn” daily recalls the killing of several Iranian policemen after a December operation by Jaish al-Adl militants in Rask, Iran. The representatives of both countries discussed this in Davos. Pakistan promised to take decisive action against terrorists. However, Tehran decided not to wait. Pakistan also retaliated on Thursday. Balochistan was targeted as home to two separatist organizations operating from Iranian territory.

Islamabad has already withdrawn its ambassador from Tehran and barred the head of the Iranian embassy from returning to Pakistan. Beijing, which maintains good relations with both Pakistan and Iran, provided mediation services.

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