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China has called on both Pakistan and Iran and urged them to exercise restraint and avoid actions that could escalate tensions. This statement comes after Tehran launched unprecedented missile and drone attacks on terrorist bases in the restive Balochistan province. Two bases of Pakistan’s Baloch militant group Jaish al-Adl (JAI) were targeted by missiles on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, a day after Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with missiles. Asked for her reaction to the Iranian airstrikes, which are perhaps for the first time by Tehran against Pakistan, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning...