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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor

Iran hails strikes in Pakistan as it is warned of ‘serious consequences’

The hospital in the town of Panjgur in Balochistan where victims of the Iranian strike were taken.
The hospital in the town of Panjgur in Balochistan where victims of the Iranian strike were taken. Photograph: Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Iranian military officials were hailing one of the biggest projections of force in its recent history as Pakistan warned Tehran of “serious consequences” to a “completely unacceptable” attack in Pakistan’s Balochistan that left six dead or injured including two children.

Iran said its attack mounted on Tuesday using “precision missile and drone strikes”, destroyed two strongholds of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl in the Koh-e-Sabz area of Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province.

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