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What’s going on with Pakistan and Iran?

Why is Iran attacking its allies and what does this mean for the Middle East?

Last week Iran carried out an airstrike on Pakistan’s territory in Balochistan. Pakistan responded with an attack of its own. Both sides say they were targeting rebel groups rather than each other but it’s an escalation in an area of the world that is already very tense. Iran had also attacked targets in Syria and Iraq. Like Pakistan, both of these countries are technically its allies.

It all can appear very confusing - so in this episode we’re going to give you a basic guide to what’s happened and what it might mean for the region. Â鶹ԼÅÄ Correspondent Farhat Javed, gives us some background. Also, Paul Adams our Diplomatic Correspondent and Â鶹ԼÅÄ Persian’s Mohammad Vaziri weigh in about what could come next.

Plus, reporter Mariko Oi talks to us about Japan’s Princess Aiko. She’s trading the palace for the office, with plans to work at the Red Cross charity.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Emily Horler, Josh Jenkins, Baldeep Chahal and Alex Rhodes
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks

We mentioned an article on the strikes across the Middle East. Here's the link: /news/world-middle-east-68017051

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