21 January 2024

Pakistani Strike in Iran Shows Tehran’s Projection of Power Has Limits

Saeed Shah and Benoit Faucon

Iran’s military tested and found a limit to its ability to project power this week as Pakistan responded to a missile attack with the first publicly acknowledged airstrike on Iranian territory in decades.

The Pakistani retaliation followed Iran’s first direct attacks in neighboring countries since Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza began in October.

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