THE Israel-Iran conflict, marked by missile strikes on nuclear sites and martyrdom of senior officials of the Iranian military and nuclear scientists, triggered the possibility of global economic ripples and regional instability.

For Pakistan, the geopolitical consequences remained multifaceted. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the economic lifeline of Pakistan, since its initiation has been facing obstacles and troubles from all over. With a long wave of terrorism and political instability in the region, the Middle East has once again ignited to the shores of Pakistan. The covert rivalry between Iran and Israel for decades blew up into a full-fledged war, following Israel’s Operation “Rising Lion” and Iran’s retaliatory Operation “True Promise III”. The design of bringing Rising Lion (Reza Shah) back in power in Iran proved to be a nightmare for Netanyahu and Trump.

Israel launched missile strikes to cripple Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Israeli strikes targeted atomic research centres and martyred high-profile figures, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Hossein Salami and scientist Fereydoon Abbasi. The Iranian top military brass was martyred by Mossad in a covert operation within Iran. In return, Iran’s response to Israel has been surprising. Iranian Ballistic missiles and drones attacked Tel Aviv, Eilat and Haifa, striking........

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