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| Iran says may send forces into Pakistan territory |
| 2014-02-18 |
| [Al Arabiya - Aypee] Tehran’s interior minister has warned Pakistan that Iranian forces may enter Pakistani and Afghan territory to release border guards seized by a rebel group, the Associated Press reported. Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli’s remarks on state TV come a week after the little-known Jaish-ul Adl posted photos on Twitter of five men it claims are Iranian border guards it seized near Pakistan. The official asked Pakistan to treat the case “strongly and seriously” or allow Iran to secure the remote region “deep on Afghanistan and Pakistan soil.” “Otherwise we do consider it our own right to intervene and create a new security sphere for our safety,” he said. Home to a large Sunni minority and ethnic Baluch in a predominantly Shiite country, Sistan-Baluchestan province has been the scene of unrest in recent years, Agence France-Presse reported. Jaish-ul Adl said in November it assassinated a local prosecutor, and in October it ambushed Iranian border guards, killing 14. In response, Iranian authorities executed 16 “rebels” - eight Sunni insurgents and eight drug traffickers, according to AFP. How will ISAF react to an Iranian ground incursion in AFG? Interesting developments to say the least. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 The latest ... * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > PAKISTAN URGES IRAN TO RESPECT ITS BORDER - EXPRESS TRIBUNE. IMO it looks like Nuke-armed Pakistan may be anticipating wilful, retaliatory cross-border limited incursions by Not-Nuke-armed Iran IRGC andor Quds Force in armed search of the Bad Boyz, to include by Tac Air + Drone??? The US-World are likely to remain more concerned about post-2014 Taliban-Militant control of Pak's Govt-Army + Nukes than agz Iranian ambitions. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-02-18 20:26 |
| #9 Well, ISAF had better notify Afghanistan. After all, if there were an incident and Iranians got hurt, Obama would be upset that his new BFFs were attacked. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-02-18 16:55 |
| #8 whether or not the ISAF will notify the Afghan government is open for conjecture. That's one way to put it. How much would |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-02-18 16:04 |
| #7 Go for it! My enemy's enemy is still an enemy. What a dust-up that would be! |
| Posted by: Hupineng Glineth5389 2014-02-18 15:27 |
| #6 How will ISAF react to an Iranian ground incursion in AFG? I don't think ISAF is operating that close to the Afghan-Iran border. I suspect the Iranians have a pretty good idea where ISAF assets are located. Iran might also make a "courtesy notification" to the ISAF once its forces are in Afghanistan; whether or not the ISAF will notify the Afghan government is open for conjecture. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-02-18 14:25 |
| #5 Not mutually exclusive, of course. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-02-18 12:54 |
| #4 I take this as two possibilities: * The Iranians may now have a nuclear deterrent. * The Iranians may be trying to get the rumored Lost Pakistani Nuclear Weapon. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-02-18 12:54 |
| #3 unrest in recent years Um, does 800 AD count as recent? That seems to be when they started fighting with, amongst and between all and sundry. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-02-18 11:41 |
| #2 I would love our two biggest enemies fighting each other.Another Sunni V Shia battle! Saudi/Qatar to fund another War. |
| Posted by: Paul D 2014-02-18 05:36 |
| #1 Yesssssssssssss |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-02-18 03:48 |