<p>Washington: The US State Department on Thursday urged restraint on all sides in tensions between Iran and Pakistan, after Pakistan launched strikes on separatist militants inside Iran in a retaliatory attack two days after Tehran said it struck the bases of another group within Pakistani territory.</p><p>State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Pakistan's statements about the importance of cooperative relations with neighbors were productive and useful. </p>
<p>Washington: The US State Department on Thursday urged restraint on all sides in tensions between Iran and Pakistan, after Pakistan launched strikes on separatist militants inside Iran in a retaliatory attack two days after Tehran said it struck the bases of another group within Pakistani territory.</p><p>State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Pakistan's statements about the importance of cooperative relations with neighbors were productive and useful. </p>