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Pakistan-Iran border tensions: A timeline

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during the inauguration of the Mand-Pishin border in Pishin, on the Pakistan-Iran border, May 18, 2023 [File: West Asia News Agency/Handout via Reuters]

Pakistan and Iran stand on the verge of a breakdown in diplomatic ties after an Iranian missile attack on Pakistan killed two children and injured three others on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Tehran after denouncing the attack and barred Iran’s envoy to Islamabad — who is travelling — from returning to Pakistan.

Islamabad accused Iran of violating Pakistani airspace and Iranian state media said missiles targeted two bases of the Jaish al-Adl armed group.

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