Pakistan on Thursday said it conducted air strikes against "terrorist hideouts" in Iran, days after Iran carried out missile and drone strikes in its border province of Balochistan against the Jaish al-Adl group.
Iran Attacks Pakistan: Pakistan attacks Iran: The retaliatory strikes came after Iran attacked "terrorist targets" late Tuesday in Pakistan an attack that Islamabad claimed killed two children.
At least 11 people were killed after Iran and Pakistan traded airstrikes this week, signalling a worrying escalation of armed conflict in a Middle East already wracked by bloodshed, after Israel's war on Gaza and attacks by the Houthi militants.