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Last week Iran carried out an airstrike on Pakistan鈥檚 territory in Balochistan. Pakistan responded with an attack of its own. Both sides say they were targeting rebel groups rather than each other but it鈥檚 an escalation in an area of the world that is already very tense. Iran had also attacked targets in Syria and Iraq. Like Pakistan, both of these countries are technically its allies.

It all can appear very confusing - so in this episode we鈥檙e going to give you a basic guide to what鈥檚 happened and what it might mean for the region. 91热爆 Correspondent Farhat Javed, gives us some background. Also, Paul Adams our Diplomatic Correspondent and 91热爆 Persian鈥檚 Mohammad Vaziri weigh in about what could come next.

Plus, reporter Mariko Oi talks to us about Japan鈥檚 Princess Aiko. She鈥檚 trading the palace for the office, with plans to work at the Red Cross charity.

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Producers: Emily Horler, Josh Jenkins, Baldeep Chahal and Alex Rhodes
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks

We mentioned an article on the strikes across the Middle East. Here's the link: /news/world-middle-east-68017051