Amid tensions between Iran and Pakistan, the US is concerned about the escalating tensions in the region and has urged restraint on all sides, US State Department of State Matthew Miller said on Thursday (local time).
Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar is likely to summon a meeting of the National Security Committee on Friday with a focus on Pakistan-Iran tensions, ARY News reported.
"These missiles on launch rails ... could have been fired at any time, prompting U.S. forces to exercise their inherent right and obligation to defend themselves," CENTCOM said on X.
India is deeply concerned with the recent attacks on the vessels in the Red Sea as it serves as an important shipping lane for the world including India, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
After Pakistan launched missile strikes into Iran earlier today that killed seven people, Foreign Affairs experts have said that retaliatory attacks have taken a new height of tension and that it could be Pakistan's deliberate move to create Shia-Sunni conflict.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that China believes that the ties between the two nations should be handled based on basic norms governing international ties underpinned by the principles of the United Nations Charter.
"The incident happened afternoon on Tuesday. The 13-year-old boy named Dornala Laxmi Vivek was flying a kite. The kite suddenly stuck on a high-tension wire. The boy tried to remove the kite with a rod. However, he got electrocuted. A case has been registered," police said.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, the Qatari PM underscored the broader impact of regional tensions, stating that addressing the conflict in Gaza should be a primary focus for leaders.