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Iran launched drone and missile strikes in neighbouring Pakistan that destroyed two bases used by the Islamist militant group Jaish al-Adl, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. The Sunni group has in the past claimed responsibility for several attacks in south-eastern Iran, where it is fighting for the independence of the restive Sistan and Baluchestan province. Most of the Iranian province’s residents follow the Sunni branch of Islam, in contrast to the Shiite state religion. The United States and Iran both classify Jaish al-Adl as a terrorist organization. The militant group is sai…

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