World War 3 Watch: Iran hits Pakistan with air strike, killing two children, in latest escalation of conflict in the region

An Iranian strike on targets inside Pakistan killed two children and wounded three other people overnight, the Pakistani government has said, further stoking fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry issued a statement confirming Tuesday’s attack, which was first announced by Iranian media reports that were later withdrawn.

Islamabad called the attack an ‘unprovoked violation’ of the country’s airspace, with the strikes reportedly targeting bases of Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, and warned of ‘serious consequences’.

The attack further raises tensions in a Middle East already roiled by Israel‘s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and comes less than a week after a UK-US coalition attacked several targets in Yemen in response to Houthi strikes on shipping vessels.

It also threatens relations between Iran and Pakistan, which have long eyed each other with suspicion while maintaining diplomatic relations.

Analysts have suggested Iran used the fact that the West is focused on the crisis in Gaza and the Red Sea as cover to carry out its own military action.

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