Iran, Pakistan to strengthen dialogue after tit-for-tat air strikes

Pakistan and Iran pledged Monday to improve dialogue and swap liaison officers as both nations sought to ease tensions after deadly cross-border strikes threatened diplomatic relations.The tit-for-tat raids earlier this month in the porous border region of Baluchistan — split between the two nations — stoked regional tensions already inflamed by the Israel-Hamas war.During a visit to Pakistan Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the hostilities could not be described as a "crisis" because relations had always been strong.