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Podcast: Mission Network News - Asia
Episode: Iran, Pakistan foreign ministers meet to repair security breach
Description: Pakistan (MNN) — Iran’s foreign minister and his Pakistani counterpart are meeting today to repair diplomatic ties. Iran’s January 18 missile strike in western Pakistan – and how it could’ve been avoided – tops the agenda.
“There’s always been a ‘situation’ between Pakistan and Iran for the last few years,” FMI’s Nehemiah says. “But that (the January 18 strike) was the very, very first time when Iran violated Pakistan’s airspace.”
Although Pakistan presents a strong front to neighboring Iran, it may lack the capacity for a prolonged conflict.
“Pakistan is fighting on all the borders – India, Afghani...