Pakistan conducts retaliatory military strikes against Pakistani terrorists operating in Iran

The strikes come two days after a Iranian bombing on Pakistani soil left two young children dead

Elizabeth Pritchett / Fox News

Pakistan conducted a series of military strikes Thursday morning against insurgents operating in Iran in response to a deadly bombing in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan on Tuesday.

The Pakistan Armed Forces completed a "series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes" against Pakistani terrorists in Iran's Siestan-o-Baluchistan province as part of an intelligence-based operation named "Marg Bar Sarmachar," Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

The strikes were described as successful by the MoFA and left a "number of terrorists" dead.

"Over the last several years, in our engagements with Iran, Pakistan has consistently shared its serious concerns about the safe havens and sanctuaries enjoyed by Pakistani-origin terrorists calling themselves *Sarmachars* on the ungoverned spaces inside Iran," the MoFA said, adding that it has shared "multiple dossiers with concrete evidence of the presence and activities of these terrorists." Read more and see video here.

The Woman Who Trump Reportedly Thinks Would Be a ‘Killer’ VP Pick

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Being a media master, Donald Trump says he has a running mate lined up but hasn’t dropped the name. During a town hall event with Fox News, Trump essentially said the VP search was over. Like a television show, he’s waiting to unveil the winner. Who could it be? Nikki Haley was floated as an idea but met with an intense backlash from the base. 

There’s a host of names being tossed around, like South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL). The problem with Mr. Donalds is that he would have to nix any re-election bid to his House seat if picked. Noem caved on trans athletes, but Stefanik has supposedly risen to the top of the list. Trump considers her a “killer” choice who has been steadfastly loyal (via NBC News): 

“During a candlelit dinner with Mar-a-Lago members in late December, former President Donald Trump walked around the table as the conversation turned to one of the biggest decisions he’d have to make should he become the Republican nominee: Whom should he pick to be his running mate?” Read more here.