After Iran attacked targets in Pakistan, China tried to persuade both sides to exercise restraint and calm. But Pakistan did not seem to listen, and not only recalled Pakistan's ambassador to Iran, but also struck targets in Iran in the same way.
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In the early hours of January 16, Iran fired several missiles without warning, striking targets in Iraq and Syria. But just when people were confused, Iran immediately did another thing, immediately launched several missiles and drones, and attacked targets in Pakistan.
The situation in the Middle East is in chaos, and no one knows what will happen next, let alone what Iran is going to do.
After the incident, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement that the target of the strike was the terrorist group "Justice Army" entrenched on the Pakistani border.
Pakistan immediately confirmed the news, claiming that the Iranian attack had killed and injured at least five children in Pakistan. However, Pakistan, which has independent sovereignty, expresses strong protest and dissatisfaction with Iran's unauthorized military actions.
Iran's reaction to this is interesting: first, it confirmed that Iran has taken cross-border strike measures to attack targets in Pakistan, and then stresses that Iran always respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan.
This sentence sounds a bit contradictory: since Iran recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan, why would it rashly launch strikes against targets in Pakistan?
In this regard, Iran's Vice President Hosseini explained, because Iran has long reminded the Pakistani side to manage the border well and not let the terrorist organization "Justice Army" cross the border to provoke. However, Pakistan's management efforts have not been effective, and there are still members of the "Justice Army" who have crossed the border to carry out terrorist attacks.
This explanation sounds a bit reasonable, but if a problem is discovered, Iran can completely inform Pakistan and let Pakistan handle it by itself, or the two sides can communicate and carry out joint operations, isn't it more reasonable?!
Unexpectedly, Iranian Defense Minister Ashtiani spoke more domineeringly than Vice President Iran, and bluntly said: Iran's actions are completely legal, and there are no restrictions on safeguarding national security interests.
To tell the truth, Iran's unauthorized military action against a sovereign state is both unreasonable and illegal, and to put it mildly, aggression.
Therefore, Iran is at fault in the first place, not only did it not apologize for its actions, but also said it so justifiably, let alone Pakistan, I am afraid that it will be difficult for any sovereign country to accept.
Sure enough, Pakistan does not agree with Iran's claims and cannot tolerate Iran's wanton violation of its sovereignty.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Gilani has issued a public statement condemning Iran's violation of Pakistan's sovereignty, and Pakistan will certainly respond strongly.
Subsequently, the Pakistani side also took some tough measures, such as recalling the Pakistani ambassador to Iraq, closing the Pakistan-Iraqi border crossing, completely halting the plan for high-level visits between the two countries, and expelling the Iraqi ambassador to Pakistan.
Iran and Pakistan are tense and on the verge of breaking out, and a reporter has asked the mainland about this matter.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning responded that China calls on Iran and Pakistan to exercise due restraint and calm to avoid further escalation of the situation.
However, Pakistan does not seem to heed China's advice, and immediately after recalling its ambassador, it launched missiles and drones to attack "terrorist groups" in Iran in the same way and for the same reason.
Judging from the current situation in the Middle East, Iran and Pakistan should indeed be calm and restrained, if the hostile situation continues to escalate, it is only themselves who will suffer, so that outsiders can benefit!