US, China Call on Pakistan, Iran to Avoid Escalation

Tensions between Pakistan and Iran have reached a boiling point following reciprocal airstrikes across their shared border, leaving civilians dead and raising fears of further escalation. The situation has drawn the attention of the United States and China, with both calling for no further escalation in violence.

On Thursday, Pakistani airstrikes in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan provinces killed several people, including four children and three women, Iranian officials said.

Pakistan justified the airstrikes as targeting “hideouts used by terrorist organizations” in Iran, a claim…