United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Iran and Pakistan to “train most restraint to keep away from an extra escalation of tensions” after an trade of navy strikes between the international locations, his spokesperson mentioned on Thursday.
“The Secretary-General underlines that every one safety issues between the 2 international locations have to be addressed by peaceable means, via dialogue and cooperation, in accordance with the ideas of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and good neighborly relations,” U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric mentioned.
Pakistan launched strikes on separatist militants inside Iran on Thursday, in a retaliatory assault two days after Tehran mentioned it struck the bases of one other group inside Pakistani territory.