Iran-Pakistan Engage in Tit-for-Tat Attacks Over Cross-Border Militancy

Iran-Pakistan Engage in Tit-for-Tat Attacks Over Cross-Border Militancy

Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. The tit-for-tat attacks on Tuesday and Thursday appeared to target two Baloch militant groups with similar separatist goals on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border. … Read more

Central Asian Jihadi Perspectives on Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’

Central Asian Jihadi Perspectives on Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’

While Iran has effectively mobilized its “Axis of Resistance” throughout the Middle East by sponsoring proxy Shia militant groups, notably Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, as well as the Sunni Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), to challenge U.S. and Israeli forces and reduce their influence in the region, Tehran faces a threat of … Read more