China has demanded “restraint” from Pakistan and Iran in response to Tehran’s airstrike on its territory, which left two children dead and three females wounded.
“We call on both sides to exercise restraint, avoid actions that would lead to an escalation of tension, and work together to maintain peace and stability,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said during a routine briefing on Wednesday.
“We consider both Iran and Pakistan as close neighbours and major Islamic countries,” she said.
Pakistan has severely denounced Iran’s unwarranted invasion of its airspace and issued a warning that doing so is entirely unacceptable and may have dire repercussions.
The fact that this unlawful deed occurred in spite of Pakistan and Iran having many communication lines makes it much more worrisome. Pakistan’s Foreign Office further stated, “Pakistan has already voiced its strong objection to the relevant senior official in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran.
Iran and Pakistan are both members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and strong allies of Beijing.
Iran did not immediately provide an official response, but the state-run news outlet Nour reported that the assault damaged the Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) terrorist group’s headquarters.
The act of Iran violating Pakistani sovereignty, according to acting Balochstan Information Minister Jan Achakzai, “damages relations” between Tehran and Islamabad.
“The adversary is attempting to invade Pakistan from the outside, particularly in Balochistan. The minister said, “The opponents’ schemes will never prevail.
Jaish al-Adl, which was founded in 2012 and is considered a terrorist organisation by Iran, has carried out many assaults on Iranian territory in the past few years.
Iran has already undertaken missile strikes in Syria and the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, targeting “terrorist” and “spy headquarters,” respectively.
The Middle East is already gripped by several crises, including Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza and attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by pro-Palestinian Houthi rebels in Yemen. These developments are exacerbated by the Iranian strikes.
