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Daily Review: Pakistan Retaliates Against Iran

Daily Review: Pakistan Retaliates Against Iran
Members of Muslim Talba Mahaz Pakistan chant slogans at a demonstration in Islamabad on Jan. 18, 2024, to condemn an Iranian missile strike in the Pakistani border area. Pakistan subsequently retaliated, striking separatists from the Baluch ethnic group in southeastern Iran (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed).

Today at WPR, we’re covering Taiwan’s recent election and how Guatemalans defended the country’s democracy from a soft coup attempt.

But first, here’s our take on today’s top story:

Pakistan-Iran: Pakistan said Thursday its forces carried out strikes in southeastern Iran against what it said were terrorist hide-outs for separatists from the Baluch ethnic group. The attacks come after Iran launched airstrikes in Pakistan on Tuesday against a different group tied to the Baluch separatist movement, along with strikes in Syria and Iraq. (New York Times)

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